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(thing) by eric+ Thu Jul 20 2000 at 19:37:53

Human breast milk's nutritional value (serving size is 1 cup) is:

  • 170 calories
  • 2.5 g protein (6% of the calories)
  • 10.7 g fat (57% of the calories)
  • 16.9 g carbohydrates (37% of the calories)
  • 34.2 mg cholesterol
  • 41.6 mg sodium
  • 27.7% US RDA phenylalanine and tyrosine
  • 26.6% US RDA leucine
  • 24.6% US RDA valine
  • 22.0% US RDA lysine
  • 21.9% US RDA isoleucine
  • 20.5% US RDA ascorbic acid
  • 19.7% US RDA vitamin A
  • 19.0% US RDA tryptophan
  • 18.8% US RDA linoleic acid
  • 12.9% US RDA threonine
  • 12.0% US RDA methionine and cystine
  • 11.0% US RDA pantothenic acid
  • 10.7% US RDA linolenic acid
  • 9.9% US RDA calcium
  • 7.4% US RDA histidine
  • 7.1% US RDA folacin
  • 6.8% US RDA riboflavin
  • 6.4% US RDA copper
  • 6.3% US RDA potassium
  • 5.5% US RDA vitamin B12
  • 4.2% US RDA phosphorus
  • 3.5% US RDA zinc
  • 3.1% US RDA thiamin
  • 3.0% US RDA magnesium
  • 2.9% US RDA niacin
  • 1.8% US RDA manganese
  • 1.7% US RDA vitamin B6
  • 0.5% US RDA iron

So not only is the delivery system quite excellent, but the payload is very healthy too!

Source:
    USDA website

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