Structures of the triglycerides of cows' milk, fortified milks (including. infant formulae), and human milk

Abstract

The positional distributions of fatty acids in triglycerides from cows' milk, cows' milk enriched in linoleic acid by dietary means, and two commercial infant formulae fortified with vegetable fats have been determined for comparison with human milk. The results are discussed in terms of the digestibility of the fats and of the requirements of the human infant for linoleic acid .