Last 50 years have brought about the absolute most substantial progress in improving the composition of mother's milk substitutes ever made in history. In this 21st century, infant formula manufacturers have continued to hold out efforts to develop better breast milk than ever before. Efforts to spot and replicate helpful trace elements, and to conduct important research regarding the addition of immune substances and enzymes that'll make formula products better yet, are still under way. But for the key time, below are a few already existent formulas which may have good nutritive values. Alimentum Baby Formula Recall Lawsuit

Cow Milk Based Formulas
Characteristics

• Standard formula used when breast feeding is not adopted or is stopped before twelve months of age.
• Designed to mimic breast milk composition. Breast milk is approximately 60% whey and 40% casein, Cow's milk is 8% casein and 20% whey.
• Formulas contain at the least 50% more protein/dL than breast milk (1.5g/100cc).
• Formulas provide appropriate intake of essential nutrients: iron and linoleic acid.
• Carnitine and taurine are added to most standard formulas
• Nucleotides are included with Enfamil and Similac.

Cow-Milk Based Composition
• 20 calories/ounce standard dilution
• Protein is ideally whey-predominantly (similar to breast milk).
• Carbohydrate is lactose (except in Lacto-free Formula).
• Fat is an assortment of vegetable Oil (LCT)
• Approximately 32 ounces of standard formula each day will meet 100% of RDA for vitamins and minerals for term infants.
• If Infants are merely fed prepared to feed dormula, fluoride supplement of 0.25mg/day is important to generally meet the RDA based on American Academy of Pediatric guidelines.

Available Brands of Cow Milk Based Formulas
• Enfamil with Iron (or low-iron) (Mead Johnsom)
• Similac with Iron (or low-iron) (Ross)
• Gerber
• Good start (Carnation formula with 100% whey as protein).
• Similac PM 60/40 (has decreased calcium, phosphorus and potassium content: Often used in renal patients). (Ross).
• Lactose-free (Mead Johnson) Cow-Milk protein, but lactose-free.

Soy-Based Formulas
Indication for use
• Vegetarians
• IgE mediated reaction to cow's milk protein
• Lactose Intolerance or Galactosemia
• Refeeding after chronic diarrhea (lactose-free)

Characteristics:
• Increased proteins content than cow milk based formulas, since using plant source for protein (2.2g/dL).
• Increased vitamin and mineral content to pay for mineral antagonists, such as phytates.
• Additional methionine added to formula to make certain a "complete" protein.
• Taurine and cystein added.
• Sweeter taste than cow-milk based and lower cost.

Composition
• 20 calories/ounce standard dilution
• Protein: soy protein with added methionine
• Carbohydrate:Sucrose, corn syrup solids, tapioca starch
• Fat: Blend of vegetable oils

Available Brands of Soy Formulas
• Prosobee
• Isomil
• Isoyalac

Casein Hydrolysate Formulas
Indication for use
• Milk protein or soy protein allergy
• Complicated gastrointestinal disorders
• Colic
• Feeding intolerance to cow milk or soy formulas

Characteristics
• Poor taste and expensive
• Not recommended for long haul use in preterm infants due to inadequate vitamin and mineral content and protein source might be difficult to metabolize
• Alimentum is obtainable in prepared to feed.
• Pregestimil is only available as a dust for the sonsumer, but will come in some hospitals as 20 X 24 calorie/oz willing to feed.
• Nutramigen comes in liquid concentrate and powder to the customer, but can be obtained as willing to feed in the hospital setting.

Available Brands
• Nutramigen
• Pregestimil
• Alimentum

Composition
• Protein: Casein hydrolysate (small peptide considered to be hypoallergenic)
• Carbohydrate: Modified tapioca starch and glucose Oligosaccharides.
• Fat: approximately 50% of fat is MCT oil in Alimantum and pregestimil, and 100% of fat is corn oil in Nutramigen.

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