Table 2.

[Na⁺], [K⁺], [Cl⁻], osmolality and energy content of milk, water-based oral rehydration solution (ORS) and milk-based ORS.

Feeding regimes	[Na+] (mmol/L)	[K+] (mmol/L)	[Cl−] (mmol/L)	Osmolality (mOsm/L)	Energy content (MJ/L)
Milk	25a	40a	30a	290	2.57b
Water–ORS	81c	13c	45c	365	0.52c
Milk–ORS	106a, c	53a, c	75a, c	655	3.09b, c

^aGaucheron (2005).

^bKamphues et al. (2009).

^cManufacturer's information (Albrecht GmbH, Aulendorf, Germany).