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Dietary Reference Intakes for Vitamin A, Vitamin K, Arsenic, Boron, Chromium, Copper, Iodine, Iron, Manganese, Molybdenum, Nickel, Silicon, Vanadium, and Zinc
TABLE 12-1 Zinc Concentration in Human Milk
Reference
Study Group
Maternal Intake (mg/d)
Picciano and Guthrie, 1976
50 women
Not reported
Johnson and Evans, 1978
10 women
Not reported
Vuori et al., 1980
15 women, 24–35 y
13.7 ± 2.7 mg/d
12.8 ± 2.8 mg/d
Fransson and Lonnerdal, 1982
23 women
Not reported
Moser and Reynolds, 1983
23 women, 30 y
9.4
12.8
9.6
Casey et al., 1985
11 women, 26–39 y
Not reported
Casey et al., 1989
22 women
10.9
Sievers et al., 1992
10 women
Not reported
Anderson, 1993
6 women, 20–30 y
Not reported
Krebs et al., 1995
71 women, 30 y
13–25.7
Aquilio et al., 1996
14 women, 21–29 y
Not reported
Biego et al., 1998
17 milk samples
Not reported
a Zinc intake based on reported data or concentration (mg/L) × 0.78 L/day for 0–6 months postpartum and concentration (mg/L) × 0.6 L/day for 7–12 months postpartum.
