Is the Macronutrient Intake of Formula-Fed Infants Greater Than Breast-Fed Infants in Early Infancy?

Table 2

Lipid concentration in breast milk (g/100 mL).

Study	Colostrum; 1–5 days; (g/100 mL)	Transition; 6–14 days; (g/100 mL)	Mature >14 days*; (g/100 mL)	𝑁	Population
[19]			4.7±0.4	13	USA
[20]	1.9±0.4	2.9±0.2	3.1±0.2	10	Canada
[21]	1.0±0.2	2.7±0.4	4.3±0.4	13,11,12	St. Lucia
[22]	2.5±0.3		4.1±0.2	10,29	Venezuela
[23]		2.8±0.2		69	Italy
[24]			4.9±0.3	13	USA
[25]			4.0±0.3	12	USA
[26]	1.7±0.2	3.5±0.4	3.9±0.5	10,12,12	USA
[27]	3.0±0.1		3.6±0.2	192,14	Japan
[28]	1.8±0.3	3.8±0.2	3.9±0.2	18,22,23	USA
[29]			4.1±0.1	71	Australia
[30]	2.5±0.1		3.5±0.2	65,64	Peru
[31]			4.0±0.1	34	Australia
[32]	2.0±0.1	2.5±0.1	2.8±0.1	41	India
[33]	2.6±0.4		3.3±0.1	7,24	Switzerland
[34]		3.1±0.1	3.5±0.1	48,46	Finland
[35]			3.6±0.2	52	Italy
[36]	2.5±0.7	3.3±0.4	3.2±0.6	3,5,5	Netherlands
[37]			4.0±0.0	52	North China
[38]	2.7±0.2	2.8±0.2	3.9±0.2	21,39,40	Japan
Meta-analysis results	𝟐.𝟐±𝟎.𝟐	𝟑.𝟎±𝟎.𝟏	𝟑.𝟖±𝟎.𝟏

Reported as mean ± SEM.
*Mature milk > 14 days and <6 weeks.