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ANNEX 1. ESSENTIAL AND SEMI-ESSENTIAL AMINO ACIDS IN BREAST MILK

For the purpose of this Standard the essential and semi-essential amino acids in breast milk, expressed in mg per 100 kJ and 100 kcal, are the following:


per 100 kJ

per 100 kcal

Arginine

25

107

Cystine

11

44

Histidine

12

47

Isoleucine

20

83

Leucine

40

167

Lysine

28

119

Methionine

6

23

Phenylalanine

18

75

Threonine

18

77

Tryptophan

7

31

Tyrosine

20

85

Valine

24

99


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