. 2022 Jun 9;9:851229. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2022.851229

Table 1.

The chemical composition (%) of milk formulated for an infant with an age ranging from 0 to 6 months.

Brand
No.	Protein (%)	Fat (%)	CHO (%)	Energy (Kcal/100 g)	Lactose (%)	Total solids (%)	Total non-fat solids (%)	Ca (mg/100 g)	Fe (mg/100 g)	Zn (mg/100 g)
106	12.51^d ± 0.24	26.61^a ± 0.23	50.07ⁱ ± 0.36	489.81^e ± 1.34	50.11^g ± 0.57	97.81^e ± 1.04	72.01^h ± 0.76	417.91^d ± 1.83	5.62^d ± 0.14	3.96^c ± 0.21
206	12.61^d ± 0.78	26.92^a ± 0.61	51.55^h ± 0.41	498.92^b ± 1.32^a	51.62^g ± 0.59	99.41^c ± 1.34	73.51^g ± 0.84	382.52^f ± 2.04	4.57^e ± 0.47	4.27^b ± 0.52
306	10.70^a ± 0.34	22.81^e ± 0.46	57.78^c ± 0.74	479.21ⁱ ± 2.04	57.81^c ± 0.66	98.82^d ± 1.46	77.72^d ± 1.02	377.63^g ± 1.66	0.10^g ± 0.01	0.43^e ± 0.02
406	12.91^d ± 0.57	18.53^a ± 0.57	58.53^b ± 0.82	452.53^m ± 2.24	58.61^b ± 1.04	97.22^e ± 1.31	80.91^b ± 1.11	378.31^g ± 1.45	3.64^f ± 0.51	2.80^d ± 0.33
506	12.62^d ± 0.44	25.82^b ± 0.74	58.64^b ± 0.85	517.44ⁿ ± 3.21^a	58.71^a ± 1.11	104.31^a ± 2.94	80.72^b ± 0.77	368.62^h ± 2.46	7.37^b ± 0.62	4.42^b ± 0.57
606	14.11^b ± 0.91	20.81^f ± 0.68	53.87^f ± 0.91	459.22^k ± 2.04	53.92^f ± 1.21	96.52^f ± 1.61	77.51^d ± 0.89	367.91^h ± 3.24	5.72^d ± 0.72	3.27^c ± 0.44
706	22.72^a ± 0.79	19.01^g ± 0.58	48.76^j ± 0.45	457.01^l ± 3.67	48.83^h ± 1.24	100.11^b ± 1.88	81.61^a ± 1.06	754.12^a ± 2.54	11.73^a ± 0.93	13.97^a ± 0.83
806	11.83^d ± 0.45	22.21^e ± 0.62	58.15^b ± 0.51	479.82ⁱ ± 4.01	58.22^b ± 1.24	99.42^c ± 1.13	79.32^c ± 1.44	362.13ⁱ ± 2.21	7.54^b ± 0.68	2.72^d ± 0.66
906	11.32^e ± 0.47	24.23^c ± 0.49	55.72^a ± 0.39	486.23^f ± 2.57	55.82^d ± 1.05	98.81^d ± 0.99	76.42^e ± 0.88	424.81^c ± 3.01	4.72^e ± 0.51	3.15^c ± 0.57
1,006	10.42^f ± 0.71	22.12^e ± 0.48	60.64^a ± 0.41	483.34^h ± 2.84	60.72^a ± 1.01	100.11^b ± 2.79	80.42^b ± 1.07	481.12^b ± 2.49	4.21^e ± 0.53	2.71^d ± 0.43
1,106	11.41^d ± 0.24	24.91^c ± 0.51	55.87^d ± 0.37	493.32^c ± 3.66	55.91^d ± 1.07	99.82^a ± 1.67	76.62^e ± 0.79	417.81^d ± 1.24	5.79^d ± 0.61	3.21^c ± 0.53
1,206	13.32^c ± 0.29	22.52^a ± 0.68	52.34^g ± 0.49	465.31^j ± 2.76	52.42^f ± 0.94	96.61^f ± 1.68	75.12^f ± 0.79	334.92^k ± 3.29	6.03^c ± 0.65	2.68^d ± 0.63
1,306	12.43^d ± 0.49	25.42^b ± 0.55	51.73^h ± 0.55	485.43^g ± 1.98	51.81^a ± 0.84	97.91^e ± 1.04	73.51^g ± 0.59	360.63^j ± 4.01	6.56^c ± 0.72	3.93^c ± 0.56
1,406	12.22^d ± 0.66	23.21^d ± 0.69	58.36^b ± 0.62	491.21^d ± 2.01	58.42^b ± 1.04	100.61^b ± 2.04	80.01^b ± 1.01	405.01^e ± 3.33	7.13^b ± 0.83	4.21^b ± 0.72
1,506	12.71^d ± 0.52	24.00^c ± 0.45	54.90^e ± 0.44	486.45^f ± 2.78	54.91^e ± 1.12	99.52^c ± 1.22	77.01^d ± 1.41	303.42^l ± 1.89	0.55^g ± 0.08	0.42^e ± 0.03

Values are means ± SD of three replicates. Mean values in a column with different superscripts (a, b, c) are significantly different at level p ≤ 0.05. CHO, carbohydrates. Brand No.: 1^st digit (1, 2, 3, …, 14, 15) is a serial number; digits 06 denote age 0–6 months.