FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2018, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (21): 293-298.doi: 10.7506/spkx1002-6630-201821044

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Differences in Structural Lipids between Infant Formula and Breast Milk and Their Effects on Physiological Functions of Infants

XIE Yuejie1,2, WANG Zhongming1,2, XIONG Zhengwei1,2, WANG Cun1, RAN Yuanjiao1, WANG Qiang1,2,*   

  1. 1. College of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University of Education, Chongqing 400067, China; 2. Cooperative Innovation Center of Lipid Resources and Children’s Daily Chemicals, Chongqing University of Education, Chongqing 400067, China
  • Online:2018-11-15 Published:2018-11-21

Abstract: The difference between breast-fed and formula-fed babies can be attributed to the differences in the quantity and quality of various components between human milk and infant formula, especially the structure and type of triglycerides. This paper summarize the current status of our knowledge concerning the differences in structural lipids between various infant formulas and human milk and reviews the differences between two feeding patterns in digestion and absorption, feces excretion, fatty acid metabolism and so on, and the effects of various lipid structural lipids on infants’ physical health are also discussed.

Key words: breast milk, formula milk powder, structural lipid, physiological function

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