Table 1.
n-9 Fatty acid composition (wt%) of infant formulae.
| Fatty Acids | CMF | GMF | POF | p-Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 30) | (n = 16) | (n = 51) | F | S | F × S | ||
| 18:1 n-9 | IF | 32.15 ± 5.06 a | 34.81 ± 5.66 a,b | 40.74 ± 8.32 b | *** | NS | NS |
| FF | 30.65 ± 5.95 a | 30.15 ± 5.28 a | 41.61 ± 6.11 b | ||||
| GF | 31.76 ± 5.09 a | 29.66 ± 6.50 a | 40.89 ± 7.31 b | ||||
| 20:1 n-9 | IF | 0.23 ± 0.09 | 0.29 ± 0.09 | 0.31 ± 0.10 | *** | NS | NS |
| FF | 0.17 ± 0.10 a | 0.24 ± 0.09 a,b | 0.33 ± 0.09 b | ||||
| GF | 0.13 ± 0.04 a | 0.21 ± 0.07 a | 0.30 ± 0.09 b | ||||
| 22:1 n-9 | IF | 0.04 ± 0.04 | 0.06 ± 0.04 | 0.04 ± 0.03 | ** | NS | NS |
| FF | 0.03 ± 0.03 | 0.05 ± 0.03 | 0.05 ± 0.03 | ||||
| GF | 0.01 ± 0.01 a | 0.04 ± 0.03 a,b | 0.05 ± 0.04 b | ||||
| 24:1 n-9 | IF | 0.03 ± 0.13 | 0.03 ± 0.02 | 0.03 ± 0.02 | NS | NS | NS |
| FF | 0.02 ± 0.00 a | 0.02 ± 0.01 a | 0.03 ± 0.01 b | ||||
| GF | 0.02 ± 0.01 | 0.02 ± 0.01 | 0.03 ± 0.01 | ||||
CMF, cows’ milk formula; GMF, goats’ milk formula; POF, plant-oil formula; IF, infant formula; FF, follow-on formula; GF, growing-up formula. F, fat source; S, stage. Different superscript lowercase letters indicate significant differences (p < 0.05) with a row. *** p < 0.001; ** p < 0.01. NS, p > 0.05.