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. 2017 Jun 1;12(6):e0177812. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0177812

Table 5. Percentage of monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids in infant formula and human milk.

Fatty Acids Infant formulas—(g/100g) Human Milk
RFI StIF IFPLWN IFTPGS SIF IFSACMPM LFIF SPIIF WPEHIF WPPHIF
C 16:1 0.20±0.35b 0.26±0.05b 0.23±0.03b 0.15±0.13b ND 0.07±0.13b 0.04±0.07b 0.25±0.12b 0.03±0.05b 0.07±0.13b 3.73±1.37a
C 18:1 45.52±8.12a 38.16±9.04ab 38.44±2.38ab 34.42±7.97ab 40.06±1.16ab 43.93±8.44a 36.86±2.15ab 32.32±3.99ab 30.18±2.61b 43.95±4.71a 27.94±2.29b
C 18:2 19.81±0.84a 18.74±2.54a 15.89±0.49a 16.65±3.02a 19.84±0.53a 20.87±2.80a 21.15±0.32a 20.71±2.40a 20.07±2.51a 19.46±1.53a 21.44±3.63a
C 18:3 0.32±0.55a 0.54±0.27a 0.61±0.05a 0.40±0.35a 0.12±0.10a 0.29±0.50a 0.35±0.30a 0.27±0.02a 0.82±0.36a 0.52±0.26a 0.58±0.38a
C 20:1 ND ND ND 0.10±0.18a ND ND ND ND ND ND 0.89±0.29a
Total (AGMI) 45.72 38.42 38.67 34.67 40.06 44.00 36.90 32.57 30.21 44.02 32.56
Total (AGPI) 20.13 19.28 16.50 17.05 19.96 21.16 21.50 20.98 20.89 19.98 22.02
Total 65.85 57.70 55.17 51.72 60.02 65.16 58.40 53.55 51.10 64.00 54.58

RIF—Routine Infant Formula; StIF—Starter Infant Formula; IFPLWN—Infant Formula for Premature and Low Weight Newborns; IFTPGS—Infant Formula Thickened with Pregelatinized Starch; SIF—Segment Infant Formula; IFSACMPM—Elementary Infant Formula for Severe Allergy to Cow's Milk Proteins and Multiple Foods; LFIF—Lactose-Free Infant Formula; SPIIF—Soy Protein Isolate-based Infant Formula; WPEHIF—Whey Protein Extensively Hydrolyzed Infant Formula; WPPHIF—Whey Protein Partially Hydrolyzed Infant Formula.

Means followed by the same letter on the line do not differ by Tukey test at 5% probability.

C16: 1—Palmitoleic acid; C18: 1—Oleic acid; C 18: 2—Linoleic acid; C 18: 3—Linolenic acid; C 20: 1—Eicosanoic acid.

ND—not detected by the method.