# The Infant Formula and Follow–on Formula Regulations 1995, 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 kJ
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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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/77/schedule/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/infant-formula-and-followon-formula-regulations-1995/schedule-5
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