Table 1.
Macronutrients added at recommended doses of fortifiers to obtain 100 mL of ready-to-feed breast milk, *g per portion, $kcal per portion (carbs, carbohydrates; LF, liquid fortifier).
| Fortifier group | Standard multicomponent powdered fortifie | Liquid fortifier based on human milk | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low-fat/high-carbs | Medium-fat/medium-carbs | High-fat/low-carbs | Optimized standard fortifier | |||||||||||
| Fortifier # | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11a | 11b | 11c | 11d |
| Ratio of LF: breast milk | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20:80 | 30:70 | 40:60 | 50:50 |
| Fat (g/100 mL) | 0 | 0.02 | 0.72 | 0.36 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.77 | 0 | 0 | 1.8* | 2.7* | 3.6* | 4.5* |
| Protein (g/100 mL) | 1.1 | 1 | 1.4 | 1 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.85 | 1.54 | 1.26 | 1.2* | 1.8* | 2.4* | 3* |
| Carbohydrates (g/100 mL) | 2.7 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.01 | 0.4 | 2.13 | 0.99 | 0.45 | 1.8* | 2.8* | 3.6* | 4.6* |
| Energy (kcal/100 mL) | 15 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 28$ | 42$ | 56$ | 71$ |