Schedule 5 THE ESSENTIAL AND SEMI–ESSENTIAL AMINO ACIDS IN BREAST MILK
For the purpose of these Regulations, the essential and semi–essential amino acids in breast milk, expressed in mg per 100 kJ and 100 kcal, are the following:
| per 100 kJf1 | per 100 kcal | |
|---|---|---|
| Arginine | 16 | 69 |
| Cystine | 6 | 24 |
| Histidine | 11 | 45 |
| Isoleucine | 17 | 72 |
| Leucine | 37 | 156 |
| Lysine | 29 122 | |
| Methionine | 7 | 29 |
| Phenylalanine | 15 | 62 |
| Threonine | 19 | 80 |
| Tryptophan | 7 | 30 |
| Tyrosine | 14 | 59 |
| Valine | 19 | 80 |
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1 kJ=0.239 kcal.