SUBSTITUTE FOOD FOR INFANTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN: Macronutrients

Carbohydrates in breast milk

Carbohydrates in breast milk are quantitatively the largest component of dry matter. The average value of carbohydrates in mostly milk sugar lactose, which contains mature breast milk, ranges from 6.7 to 7.8 g per 100 g. Carbohydrates are divided primarily into digestible and indigestible. Digestible carbohydrates are the most important as a source of energy, and only after that come their roles as building blocks or modulators of metabolic processes. The reason for this is the quick and easy digestion…...

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