Here is the URL for the USDA nutrient data laboratory.  Run two searches,
one for "human milk" the other for "infant formula".  According to their
database, human milk has 4.380 grams of fat per 100 grams of milk
(although we all know that is not a constant), looking at some of the
"ready-to-feed" entries for formula put it at 3.4 to 3.5 ish grams per 100
grams of formula.  They have nice charts you can print out, though I don't
think you can get a side by side comparison straight off the web site.

http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/cgi-bin/nut_search.pl

Mary Conner

On Fri, 14 Jul 2000, Barbara Latterner wrote:

> Does anyone know of a comparitive chart of breastmilk contents and formula
> contents that I could access quickly?  I've looked in my resources and can't
> find comparitive chart and really want a solid reference to give an MD who
> told a mom I'm seeing today that she should supplement her slow-gaining baby
> with formula because it has more fat than breastmilk-arrghh!  Mom was smart
> and didn't do it!  I'll send references I have (Human Lactation, Lawrence,
> etc) on contents of breastmilk if I can't find comparison but thought it
> would really prove to this MD that she's way off base.  Thanks!  (*Will be
> sending this with my written report in a day or two.)
>
> Barbara Latterner
>
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