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Table 1 Macronutrient, fatty acid and calcium composition of infant formulae

From: Effect of bovine milk fat-based infant formulae on microbiota, metabolites and stool parameters in healthy term infants in a randomized, crossover, placebo-controlled trial

Nutrient/Ingredient

VF

MF

Energy (kcal/100Ā ml)

66

66

Intact protein (g/100Ā ml)

1.4

1.4

Carbohydrates (g/100Ā ml)

7.0

7.1

Galacto-oligosaccharides (g/100Ā ml)

0.27

0.27

Fat (g/100Ā ml)

3.5

3.5

Fatty acids; mol% of TAGs

Ā Ā C12:0; Lauric acid

10.4

6.0

Ā Ā C14:0; Myristic acid

3.9

7.4

Ā Ā C16:0; Palmitic acid

24.9

18.9

Ā Ā C18:0; Stearic acid

3.4

5.2

Ā Ā C18:1; Oleic acid

39.0

36.9

Ā Ā C18:2; Linoleic acid

12.7

11.7

Ā Ā C18:3; a-Linolenic

1.8

1.5

Ā Ā C20:0; Arachidic acid

0.3

0.2

Ā Ā % C16:0 in sn-2 position

10.1

39

Ā Ā Calcium (mg/100Ā ml)

56

53

  1. VF standard formula with 100% vegetable fat source, MF test formula with 50% milk fat