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Infant Formula: Evaluating the Safety of New Ingredients

TABLE B-1 Composition of Selected Formulas Marketed for Feeding to Term Infants in the United States

	Milk-Based
Component	Lactose Free	Whey Predominant	Contain DHA and ARA^a
Protein equivalent (g)	14	14–16	14
Fat (g)	31–37	36–37	36–37
Fatty acids
DHA (%)	NA^b	NA	0.15
ARA (%)	NA	NA	0.40
Polyunsaturated (%)	—	22	—
Saturated (%)	—	45	—
Monounsaturated (%)	—	33–38	—
Linoleic (mg)	8,784	3,360–6,205	5,810–6,757
Carbohydrate (g)	72–74	71–81	73–74
Minerals
Calcium (mg)	550–568	423–527	527
Phosphorus (mg)	370–378	263–358	284–358
Magnesium (mg)	41–540	47–54	41–54
Iron (mg)	12	11–12	12
Zinc (mg)	5–7	4–7	5–7
Manganese (µg)	34–101	51–101	34–101
Copper (µg)	510–608	470–584	527–608
Iodine (µg)	61–101	11–68	41–68
Selenium (µg)	15–19	14–19	12–19
Sodium (mg)	200–203	148–182	162–182
Potassium (mg)	723–740	558–730	709–730
Chloride (mg)	439–450	376–431	426–439
Vitamins
Vitamin A (IU)	2,000–2027	2,016–2,190	2,027
Vitamin D (IU)	405–410	403–438	228–405
Vitamin E (IU)	14–20	9–15	10–13
Vitamin K (µg)	54	54–60	54
Thiamin (µg)	540–676	438–672	541–676
Riboflavin (µg)	950–1,014	946–1,008	946–1,014
Niacin (µg)	6,800–7,095	5,475–6,757	6,757–7,095
Vitamin B₆ (µg)	405–410	405–548	405
Folic Acid (µg)	101–108	50–110	101–108
Vitamin B₁₂ (µg)	2	1.3–2	2
Pantothenic acid (µg)	3,041–3,400	2,117–3,378	3,040–3,378
Biotin (µg)	20–30	15–35	20–30
Vitamin C (mg)	61–81	57–81	61–81
Other nutrients
Choline (mg)	81–108	81–101	81–108
Inositol (mg)	29–115	28–131	32–41
Nucleotides (mg)	—	28–34	—
Potential renal solute load (mOsm/L)	132–180	99–132	270
NOTE: Nutrient unit/L, unless otherwise noted. ^aDHA = docosahexaenoic acid, ARA = arachidonic acid. ^bNA = not applicable. ^c—= not available. SOURCE: Melanie Fairchild-Dzanis, personal communication, Nestle (August 26, 2002); IOM (1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004); Mead Johnson Nutritionals (1999); Ross Products Division (2001), Anna Skulimowski, personal communication, Wyeth Nutrition (August 26, 2002, and December 11, 2002).