Last 50 years have replaced the significant progress to improve the composition of breast milk in history has ever done. In this century have brought 21 manufacturers of baby food to continue efforts to develop a better milk than in the past. Efforts to identify and trace elements useful and important to replicate research results on the addition of immune-active compounds and enzymes that make the formula to bring better products arecurrently underway. But for the moment the main, here are some pre-existing formulas, which have good nutritional value.
Cow milk-based formulas
Features
• standard formula can be used if breastfeeding is not adopted or was stopped a year ago.
• Designed to mimic the composition of human milk. Breast milk is about 60% whey and 40% casein, milk casein, 8% and 20% whey.
• The protein formulas contain at least 50% more / dl of milk(1.5g/100cc).
• Formulas for an adequate intake of essential nutrients: iron and linoleic acid.
• carnitine and taurine are added to the standard formulas
Enfamil and Similac • nucleotides are incorporated.
Cow milk-based composition
• 20 calories / ounce standard dilution
• whey protein is ideal for the most part (like mother's milk).
• Carbohydrates are lactose (except in the lacto-free formula).
• Fat is a blend of vegetable oil(LCT)
• Approximately 32 g standard formula a day to meet 100% RDA of vitamins and minerals for premature babies.
• If children are fed dormula ready to feed, supplement 0.25mg/day fluoride is necessary to meet the RDAs are based on guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics to be.
Available brands of formulas based on cow's milk
• Enfamil with iron (or low iron) (Mead Johnsom)
• Similac with iron (or low iron) (Ross)
• Gerber
• Good start(Carnation formula with whey protein as 100%).
• Similac PM 60/40 (: Often used in patients with renal calcium, phosphorus and potassium is reduced). (Ross).
• Lactose (Mead Johnson) protein of cow's milk, but lactose-free.
Soy formula
Indications for Use
• Vegetarians
• IgE-mediated reactions to cow's milk protein
• lactose intolerance or galactosemia
• refeeding after chronic diarrhea(Lactose)
Features:
• Increased protein formulas based on cow's milk because the use of vegetable protein sources (2.2g/dL).
• Increase of vitamins and minerals mineral antagonists, such as phytates to compensate.
• Additional methionine added to the formula to ensure a "complete" proteins.
• taurine and cysteine was added.
• sweet taste of cow's milk and lower costs.
Composition
• 20 calories / ounce StandardDilution
• Protein: Soy protein with added methionine
• Carbohydrate: sucrose, corn syrup solids, tapioca starch
• Fat: A mixture of vegetable oils
Available brands of soy
• Prosobee
• Isomil
• Isoyalac
Hydrolysed casein formulas
Indications for Use
• milk protein or soy protein allergy
• complicated gastro-intestinal
• Colic
• Food intolerance to cow's milk or soyFormulas
Features
• Bad taste and expensive
• Not recommended for long-term use in premature infants due to inadequate vitamins and minerals and a source of protein, can be difficult to metabolize,
• Alimentum ready to feed himself.
• Pregestimil only as a powder for sonsumer, but in some hospitals to feed up to 20 X 24 calories / oz ready.
• Nutram is in the liquid concentrate and powderConsumers, but as it is ready to eat in the hospital.
Available brands
• Nutram
• Pregestimil
• Alimentum
Composition
• Protein: Hydrolyzed casein (as a small peptide to be hypoallergenic)
• Carbohydrates: modified tapioca starch and glucose oligosaccharides.
• Fat: Fat 50% MCT oil and Alimantum pregestimil and 100% fat Nutram corn oil.
