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. 2021 Apr 9;8:646275. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2021.646275

Table 1.

Human milk composition.

Component Amount References
Human milk composition
Energy 65–70 kcal/dL (3)
Lactose 67–78 g/L (3)
Protein 9–12 g/L (3)
Lipid 32–36 g/L (3)
Vitamins
Vitamin D 4–40 IU/L (23)
Vitamin C 30.3 ± 6.7 mg/L (24)
Vitamin K 0.9–6.9 mg/L (23)
Minerals
Calcium 84–462 mg/L (25)
Magnesium 15–64 mg/L (26)
Phosphorus 17–278 mg/L (25)
Sodium 512 mg/L (23)
HMOs 5–15 g/L (21, 22, 27)
Lactose
2′-Fucosyllactose (2′FL)
3′-Fucosyllactose (3′SL)
6′-Siayllactose (6′SL)
3′-Sialyllactose (3′SL)
Lacto-N-tetraose (LNT)
Lacto-N-neotetraose (LNnT)
Lacto-N-hexaose (LNH)
Lacto-N-fucopentaose I (LNFP I)
Lacto-N-fucopentaose II (LNFP II)
Lacto-N-fucopentaose III (LNFP III)
Lacto-N-fucopentaose V (LNFP V)
Siayllactose-N-tetraose b (LST b)
Siayllactose-N-tetraose c (LST c)
Disiayllacto-N-tetraose (DSLNT)
Fucosyllacto-N-hexaose (FLNH)
Difucosyllacto-N-hexaose (DFS-LNH)