Table 1 Nutritional composition of the phenylalanine-free infant amino acid formula used in the study: comparison with pre-baseline phenylalanine-free infant amino acid formula, and breast milk

Energy

kcal

68

70

70

kj

287

293

291

Protein equivalent

g

2.0

2.0

1.07

Carbohydrate

g

7.1

7.5

7.4

 Of which sugars

g

0.7

1.1

Fat

G

3.5

3.5

4.2

 Of which DHA

mg

14

17.8

13.6

 Of which AA

mg

28

17.8

17.6

Vitamins

 Vitamin A

µg RE

64

61.2

60

 Vitamin D

µg

1.6

1.7

0.01

 Vitamin E

mg αTE

0.84

1.38

0.35

 Vitamin C

mg

8.6

7.34

3.8

 Vitamin K

µg

5.6

5.59

N/A

 Thiamin

mg

0.06

0.08

0.01

 Riboflavin

mg

0.07

0.08

0.03

 Niacin

mg

0.46

0.35

0.23

 Niacin equivalents

mg NE

1.1

0.57

0.62

 Vitamin B6

mg

0.06

0.08

0.06

 Folic acid

µg

10.8

8.25

5.2

 Vitamin B12

µg

0.17

0.18

0.01

 Biotin

µg

2.7

2.7

0.8

 Pantothenic acid

mg

0.35

0.42

0.26

 Choline

mg

21.3

21.9

N/A

Minerals

 Sodium

mg

27

28.7

15

 Potassium

mg

71

75.8

60

 Chloride

mg

51

53.3

43

 Calcium

mg

56

61.5

35

 Phosphorus

mg

42

45

15

 Magnesium

mg

6.3

8.8

2.8

Trace elements

 Iron

mg

0.81

1.19

0.07

 Copper

µg

56

63

39

 Zinc

mg

0.49

0.84

0.3

 Manganese

mg

0.04

0.004

N/A

 Iodine

µg

14.8

14.7

7

 Molybdenum

µg

2.2

1.82

N/A

 Selenium

µg

3.0

2.7

1.4

 Chromium

µg

1.8

2.1

N/A

Amino acids

 Alanine

g

0.08

0.09

0.05

 Arginine

g

0.14

0.16

0.05

 Aspartic acid

g

0.22

0.15

N/A

 Cystine

g

0.05

0.06

0.03

 Glutamine

g

0.16

0.21

0.23

 Glycine

g

0.21

0.14

0.03

 Histidine

g

0.08

0.09

0.03

 Isoleucine

g

0.15

0.14

0.07

 Leucine

g

0.23

0.24

0.12

 Lysine

g

0.15

0.17

0.09

 Methionine

g

0.04

0.04

0.02

 Phenylalanine

g

0.00

0.00

0.05

 Proline

g

0.15

0.17

0.12

 Serine

g

0.10

0.11

0.05

 Threonine

g

0.15

0.12

0.05

 Tryptophan

g

0.05

0.05

0.03

 Tyrosine

g

0.22

0.22

0.04

 Valine

g

0.17

0.16

0.09