In Appendix A in Ruth Lawrence's book (p. 737-9) there is a lengthy table for the composition of human milk, with columns for "colostrum 1-5 days" and "mature milk >30 days." Colostrum is listed as having 58 kcal/dl (versus 70 kcal/dl in mature milk). Hope this is what you needed! Margaret Longmont, CO >I can't find the caloric density of colostrum in particular---anyone >have it?? > >Thanks again- > >Kathy Leeper, MD, IBCLC *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html