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. 2021 Sep 12;151(10):2997–3035. doi: 10.1093/jn/nxab246

TABLE 4.

Results for the intake of nutrients and formula in included studies evaluating infants fed formulas containing palm oil or palm olein and sn-2 palmitate

Nutrient and Formula Intake
Reference Time point(s) Groups Outcome
Bar-Yoseph et al., 2016 (48) 6, 12, 24 weeks SN21 (43%) + GOVO1 (13%) + GOHM Total fat: Not reported16:0: Not reportedCa+2: Not reportedFormula: No differences between groups22:6n-3: Not reported
Beghin et al., 2019 (38) 2 weeks, 1, 2, 3, 4 months SN2 (16%)SN2 (43%)SN2 (51%) Total fat: Not reported16:0: Not reportedCa+2: Not reportedFormula: No differences between groups22:6n-3: Not reported
Borschel et al., 2014 (36) T1: 1-14, 15-28, 1-28 days, T2: 56, 84, 119 days VO1 + GO/HPPOL1 + GO/HP Total fat: Not reported16:0: Not reportedCa+2: Not reportedFormula: T1: POL1 + GO/HP > VO1 + GO/HP; T2: No differences between groups22:6n-3: Not reported
Carnielli et al., 1996 (49) ∼4 weeks SN2 (13%)SN2 (39%)SN2 (66%) Total fat: No differences between groups16:0: Not reportedCa+2: No differences between groupsFormula: No differences between groups22:6n-3: Not reported
Fewtrell et al., 2013 (57) 10 years SN2 (12%)SN2 (50%)HM Total fat: Not reported16:0: Not reportedCa+2: No differences between groupsFormula: Not reported22:6n-3: Not reported
Kennedy et al., 1999 (42) T1: 3,12 weeks T2: 6 weeks SN2 (50%) + CSVO (12%) + CSHM Total fat: Not reported16:0: Not reportedCa+2: Not reportedFormula: T1: VO (12%) + CS > SN2 (50%) + CS; T2: No differences between groups22:6n-3: Not reported
Koo et al., 2003 (50) 3, 4, 8, 12, 16, 21, 26 weeks POLVO Total fat: Not reported16:0: Not reportedCa+2: Not reportedFormula: No differences between groups22:6n-3: Not reported
Leite et al., 2013 (51) T1: metabolic crossover phase, T2: 14-day tolerance phase, 4-day metabolic phase POL1 VO1 Total fat: No differences between groups16:0: Not reportedCa+2: T1: VO1 > POL1Formula: T2: No differences between groups22:6n-3: Not reported
Lloyd et al., 1999 (52) PI 0–2 weeks POL VO Total fat: Not reported16:0: Not reportedCa+2: Not reportedFormula: No differences between groups22:6n-3: Not reported
Lloyd et al., 1999 (52) PII 0–2 weeks POLVO Total fat: Not reported16:0: Not reportedCa+2: Not reportedFormula: No differences between groups22:6n-3: Not reported
Manios et al., 2020 (54) PI 2 weeks VO1 (10.1%) + GO SN21 (39%) + GO Total fat: Not reported16:0: Not reportedCa+2: Not reportedFormula: No differences between groups22:6n-3: Not reported
Manios et al., 2020 (54) PII 2 weeks VO1 (10.1%) + GOSN21 (19.7%) + GO Total fat: Not reported16:0: Not reportedCa+2: Not reportedFormula: No differences between groups22:6n-3: Not reported
Nelson et al., 1996 (35) 3- to 4-day metabolic balance phase POLVO Total fat: No differences between groups16:0: POL > VOCa+2: No differences between groupsFormula: Not reported22:6n-3: Not reported
Nelson et al., 1998 (34) 3-night, 4-day metabolic balance phase POLVO Total fat: No differences between groups16:0: POL > VOCa+2: No differences between groupsFormula: No differences between groups22:6n-3: Not reported
Nomayo et al., 2020 (41) 6, 12 weeks SN2 (20%–25%) + GOVO (<10%) HM Total fat: Not reported16:0: Not reportedCa+2: Not reportedFormula: No differences between groups22:6n-3: Not reported
Ostrom et al., 2002 (56) PI 3-day balance phase POL + HP/CSVO + CS Total fat: No differences between groups16:0: Not reportedCa+2: No differences between groupsFormula: Not reported22:6n-3: Not reported
Ostrom et al., 2002 (56) PII 3-day balance phase POL + HP/CSVO + CS Total fat: No differences between groups16:0: Not reportedCa+2: No differences between groupsFormula: Not reported22:6n-3: Not reported
de Souza et al., 2017 (53) 4-day metabolic phase PO1VO1 Total fat: No differences between groups16:0: PO1 > VO1Ca+2: VO1 > PO1Formula: No differences between groups22:6n-3: PO1 > VO1
Schmelzle et al., 2003 (37) 6, 10 weeks SN2 (41%) + GO/FO/HPPO Total fat: Not reported16:0: Not reportedCa+2: Not reportedFormula: PO > SN2 (41%) + GO/FO/HP22:6n-3: Not reported
Sheng et al., 2020 (55) 1–7 days SN2 (19.9%) + PFPO (43.5%) + PFPO (40.1%) + PFVO (10.2%) + PF Total fat: Not reported16:0: Not reportedCa+2: Not reportedFormula: No differences between groups22:6n-3: Not reported
Yaron et al., 2013 (43) 6 weeks SN21 (44%)PO1 (14%)HM Total fat: Not reported16:0: Not reportedCa+2: Not reportedFormula: No differences between groups22:6n-3: Not reported

% Indicates the percentage of palmitic acid esterified at the sn-2 position in formula; 16:0 indicates palmitic acid; and 22:6n-3 indicates DHA. Abbreviations: ARA, arachidonic acid; Ca+2, calcium; CS, calcium salts; FO, fructo-oligosaccharides; GO, galacto-oligosaccharides; HM, human milk; HP, hydrolyzed protein; PF, prebiotic fibers; PO, palm oil; POL, palm olein; sn, stereospecific numbered; SN2, stereospecific numbered–2 palmitate; T1, time point 1; T2, time point 2; VO, vegetable oil.

1

Indicates the addition of long-chain PUFAs including 22:6n-3 (DHA) and 20:4n-6 (ARA).