Human breast milk: Nutrition Facts

Human breast milk is one of the few products that contains a wide variety of macro- and micronutrients that our body consumes every day. In our report, each element included in the composition of this product is examined in detail.

Calories (per 100g): 71.1 kcal

Human breast milk contains 6.89 grams of total sugars, 0 grams of dietary fiber and 0 grams of starch.
It has 14 milligrams of cholesterol and 0 milligrams of total trans fats.

Human breast milk — proteins, carbohydrates and fats (PCF)

Every 100 grams of Human breast milk provides about 1.4% of recommended daily protein intake. It also contents up to 5.2% of the daily intake of fats and 2.2% of carbs.


PCFPercent Daily Value (100g)
Protein1.0 g
1.4%
Fat4.4 g
5.2%
Carbs6.9 g
2.2%

Vitamins

The chart below shows the vitamin content of Human breast milk of recommended daily intake in percent.

VitaminsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Vitamine A0.1 mg
11.1%
Beta Carotene0 mg
0.0%
Alpha Carotene0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D20 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D30 mg
0.0%
Vitamine E0.1 mg
0.7%
Vitamine K0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine C5 mg
5.6%
Vitamine B10 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B20 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B30.2 mg
1.3%
Vitamine B416 mg
3.2%
Vitamine B50.2 mg
4.0%
Vitamine B60 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B90 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B120 mg
0.0%

Minerals

The chart below shows the mineral content of Human breast milk.

MineralsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Calcium32 mg
3.2%
Iron0 mg
0.0%
Magnesium3 mg
0.8%
Phosphorus14 mg
2.0%
Potassium51 mg
1.1%
Sodium17 mg
1.3%
Zinc0.2 mg
1.8%
Copper0.1 mg
11.1%
Manganese0 mg
0.0%
Selenium0 mg
0.0%
Fluoride0 mg
0.0%

Amino acids

The chart below shows the amino acid content of Human breast milk.
Amino AcidsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Tryptophan17 mg
0.2%
Threonine46 mg
1.9%
Isoleucine56 mg
2.8%
Leucine95 mg
2.1%
Lysine68 mg
1.7%
Methionine21 mg
1.2%
Cystine19 mg
1.1%
Phenylalanine46 mg
1.0%
Tyrosine53 mg
1.2%
Valine63 mg
2.5%
Arginine43 mg
0.7%
Histidine23 mg
1.1%
Alanine36 mg
0.5%
Aspartic acid82 mg
0.7%
Glutamic acid168 mg
1.2%
Glycine26 mg
0.7%
Proline82 mg
1.8%
Serine43 mg
0.5%

A branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) is a complex of three essential amino acids leucine (0.095 g), isoleucine (0.056 g) and valine (0.063 g).
Human breast milk contains 0.21 grams of BCAAs per every 100 grams.

Creatine can be synthesized in the body from the three common amino acids glycine (0.026 g), arginine (0.043 g) and methionine (0.021 g).
Human breast milk contains 0.09 grams of these amino acids per every 100 grams.

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