Table 2.
Mean value of nervonic acid (wt%) in human milk from individuals in different regions.
| Regions | Colostrum | Transitional Milk | Mature Milk | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wuxi, China | 0.20 (3–6 d) | 0.15 (7–14 d) | 0.06 (15–30 d) | This study |
| Taiwan, China | 0.99 (1–6 d) | - | 0.28 (2 m) | Hua et al. [19] |
| Switzerland | 0.39 (1 week) | 0.13 (2 weeks) | 0.07 (3–8 weeks) | Thakkar et al. [13] |
| Beijing, China | 0.54 (4 d) | - | 0.25 (30 d) | Zhao et al. [14] |
| Thailand | - | - | 0.06 | Golfetto et al. [37] |
| Korean | - | 0.27 | - | |
| Bangladeshi | - | - | 0.20 | Yakes et al. [38] |
| Northern Sudanese | 0.19 | 0.15 | 0.02 | Nyuar et al. [11] |
| Wenzhou, China | 0.45 | - | - | Peng et al. [39] |
| Changzhou, China | 0.25 | - | - | |
| Shanghai, China | - | 0.08 | 0.05 | Jing et al. [40] |
| Guangzhou, China | - | 0.06 | 0.06 | |
| Nanchang, China | - | 0.12 | 0.11 | |
| Harbin, China | - | 0.06 | 0.04 | |
| Hohhot, China | - | 0.21 | 0.19 | |
| Granada, Spain | 0.28 | 0.08 | 0.07 | Sala-Vila A et al. [21] |
| Congolese | - | - | 0.04 | Rocquelin et al. [41] |
| Panama | 0.32 | 0.16 | 0.10 | Rueda et al. [20] |
| Spain | 0.24 | 0.17 | 0.10 | |
| Dominica | - | - | 0.05 | Beusekoma et al. [42] |
| Saint Lucia | 0.41 | 0.11 | 0.04 | Boersma et al. [12] |
| Belize | - | - | 0.06 | Cheristien et al. [43] |
| Dominica | - | - | 0.02 |