Composition

Minimum

Maximum

Comments

Energy – kcal / 100ml

60

70

Protein - g/100kcal :
cows' milk proteins
protein hydrolysates;
soya protein isolates, alone or in a mixture with cows ' milk proteins

1.8
1.8
2.25

3
3
3

L-carnitine content shall be at least equal to 1.2 mg/100 kcal

L-carnitine content shall be at least equal to 1.2 mg/100 kcal

Taurine - mg/100 kcal

0

12

Choline - mg/100 kcal

7

50

Lipids – g/100kcal

4.4

6

 
Lauric acid and myristic acid

-

separately or as a whole:

20 % of the total fat content

The trans fatty acid content shall not exceed 3 % of the total fat content. The erucic acid content shall not exceed 1 % of the total fat content.

Linoleic acid (in the form of glycerides = linoleates) - mg/100 kcal

300

1200

The alpha-linolenic acid content shall not be less than 50 mg/100 kcal; the linoleic:alpha-linolenic acid ratio shall not be less than 5 nor greater than 15.

Long-chain (20 and 22 carbon atoms) polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCP) may be added

1 % of the total fat content for n-3 LCP
2 % of the total fat content for n-6 LCP (1 % of the total fat content for arachidonic acid (20:4 n-6))

The eicosapentaenoic acid (20:5 n-3) content shall not exceed that of docosahexaenoic (22:6 n-3) acid content.
The docosahexaenoic acid (22:6 n-3) content shall not exceed that of n-6 LCP.

PHOSPHOLIPIDS

-

2 g/l

INOSITOL - mg/100 kcal

4

40

 
Carbohydrates – g/100kcal

9

14

Only the following carbohydrates may be used: lactose; maltose; sucrose; glucose; malto-dextrins; glucose syrup or dried glucose syrup; pre-cooked starch or gelatinised starch - naturally free of gluten.

 
Lactose – g/100kcal

4.5

-

This provision shall not apply to infant formulae in which soya protein isolates represent more than 50 % of the total protein content.

pre-cooked starch and/or gelatinised starch

-

2 g/100 ml, and 30 % of the total carbohydrate content

Sodium – mg / 100 kcal

20

60

Potassium - mg / 100 kcal

60

160

Chloride – mg / 100 kcal

50

160

Calcium – mg / 100 kcal

50

140

The calcium:phosphorus ratio shall not be less than 1 nor greater than 2.

Phosphorus – mg / 100 kcal

25

90

Magnesium – mg / 100 kcal

5

15

Iron – mg / 100 kcal

0.3

1.3

Zinc – mg / 100 kcal

0.5

1.5

Copper – µ g / 100kcal

35

100

Iodine – µ g / 100kcal

10

50

Selenium – µ g / 100kcal

1

9

Manganese – µ g / 100kcal

1

100

Fluoride – µ g / 100kcal

-

100

Sucrose

20 % total carbohydrate content

may only be added to infant formulae manufactured from protein hydrolysates.

Glucose

2 g/100 kcal

may only be added to infant formulae manufactured from protein hydrolysates

 
Fructo-oligosaccharides & Galacto-oligosaccharides

-

0.8 g/100 ml in a combination of 90% oligogalactosyl-lactose and 10% high molecular weight oligofructosyl-saccharose.

Vitamin A - µg / 100kcal all trans retinol equivalent

60

180

Vitamin D - µg / 100kcal

1

2.5

In the form of cholecalciferol, of which 10 µ g = 400 i.u. of vitamin D.

Thiamin - µg / 100kcal

60

300

Riboflavin - µg / 100kcal

80

400

Niacin (µg) - µg / 100kcal

1

500

Preformed niacin.

Pantothenic acid - µg / 100kcal

400

2000

Vitamin B 6 - µg / 100kcal

35

175

Biotin - µg / 100kcal

1.5

7.5

Folic Acid - µg / 100kcal

10

50

Vitamin B 12 - µg / 100kcal

0.1

0.5

Vitamin C - µg / 100kcal

10

30

Vitamin K - µg / 100kcal

4

25

 Vitamin E – mg/100kcal

d-a-tocopherol equivalent

0,5/g of polyunsaturated fatty acids expressed as linoleic acid as corrected for the double bonds but in no case less than 0,5 mg per 100 available kcal

5

NUCLEOTIDES

The following nucleotides may be added: cytidine 5 ' -monophosphate - mg/100 kcal

uridine 5 ' -monophosphate - mg/100 kcal

adenosine 5 ' -monophosphate - mg/100 kcal

guanosine 5 ' -monophosphate - mg/100 kcal

inosine 5 ' -monophosphate - mg/100 kcal

2.50

1.75

1.50

0.50

1.00

The total concentration of nucleotides shall not exceed 5 mg/100 kcal

Per 100 kcal

Minimum

Maximum

Iron (mg)

0.45

2

Phosphorus (mg)

30

100