On March 11, 2001 4:04 AM, Jean-Claude wrote:
> 1. Distribution of calories in milk
>
> Carb Prot Fat
> ---- ---- ----
> Human 39 6 55
> Cow 30 21 49
> Goat 25 21 54
>
> a question that i allready asked a long time ago and never got answered is .
> why adults will require a ratio of macronutients different than babies
> with a ratio of high fat, low protein and important carbonhydrate .?
> I could understand the high fat because of brain developpement but the low
> protein is a mystery considering this is the time of huge growth.
> MAy be those ratio are pathological ? do hunter gatherers milk have been
> analysed.?
> or we don't need high protein?
I asked myself those questions, too. Perhaps some lactating raw paleo women could contact the USDA...
> do the goat and cows keep the same ratio of their mother's milk when adult
> and feeding on grass.?
For this, I used data for plants that I thought would be similar to what grows in a pasture: 50% mixed greens (see below) and 50% sprouted wheat (that's the only grass in the USDA database).
Mixed Greens
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11001 Alfalfa seeds, sprouted, raw
11026 Bamboo shoots, raw
11086 Beet greens, raw
11152 Chicory greens, raw
11201 Cowpeas, leafy tips, raw
11203 Cress, garden, raw
11207 Dandelion greens, raw
11213 Endive, raw
11222 Horseradish-tree leafy tips, raw
11233 Kale, raw
11244 Lambsquarters, raw
11248 Lentils, sprouted, raw
11253 Lettuce, looseleaf, raw
11274 Mustard spinach, (tendergreen), raw
11297 Parsley, raw
11418 Pumpkin leaves, raw
11457 Spinach, raw
11503 Swamp cabbage, (skunk cabbage), raw
11505 Sweetpotato leaves, raw
11568 Turnip greens, raw
11587 Vinespinach, (basella), raw
11591 Watercress, raw
11597 Winged bean leaves, raw
11613 Borage, raw
11616 Dock, raw
11698 Chrysanthemum leaves, raw
11739 Broccoli, leaves, raw
11959 Arugula, raw
11971 Cilantro, raw
11972 Lemon grass (citronella), raw
11974 Grape leaves, raw
11985 Fireweed, leaves, raw
11995 Fiddlehead ferns, raw
1. Distribution of calories (percent)
Carb Prot Fat
---- ---- ----
Human milk 39 6 55
Cow milk 30 21 49
Greens 60 28 12
Sprouted Wheat 80 14 6
Pasture 70 21 9
2. Nutrient content of food that contains 850 calories (kcal)
The column 'RDI 6-12' shows the recommended daily intake
for infants 6 to 12 months of age.
Nutrient Unit HumMilk CowMilk Pasture RDI 6-12
------------ ---- ------- ------- ------- --------
Protein g 12.59 45.52 52.21 14
Total fat g 53.52 46.21 9.50
Carbohydrate g 84.19 64.47 170.04
Ash g 2.44 9.96 19.24
Energy, kcal kcal 850 850 850 850
Alcohol g
Water g 1069 1217 1069
Caffeine mg
Theobromine mg
Energy, kj kj 3556 3556 3556
Sugars, total g
Fiber g 0.00 0.00 39.38
Calcium, Ca mg 393 1652 1442 270
Iron, Fe mg 0.37 0.69 29.37 10
Magnesium, Mg mg 42 186 717 75
Phosphorus, P mg 167 1292 1153 275
Potassium, K mg 626 2096 5104
Sodium, Na mg 207 678 465
Zinc, Zn mg 2.08 5.26 10.37 5
Copper, Cu mg 0.64 0.14 2.63
Manganese, Mn mg 0.32 0.06 14.26
Selenium, Se mcg 21.99 27.67 100.21 15
Vitamin A, IU IU 2945 1743 26884
Vitamin D IU 48.88 553.38 5
Vitamin A, RE mcg_RE 783 429 6721 375
Vitamin E mg_ATE 11.00 1.38 16.40 4
Vitamin C mg 61.10 13.00 482.13 35
Thiamin mg 0.17 0.53 1.84 0.4
Riboflavin mg 0.44 2.24 2.46 0.5
Niacin mg 2.16 1.16 19.93 6
Pantothenic mg 2.72 4.34 5.37
Vitamin B-6 mg 0.13 0.58 2.99 0.6
Folate mcg 63.54 69.17 963.37 35
Vitamin B-12 mcg 0.55 4.94 0.80 0.5
Tryptophan g 0.21 0.64 0.71
Threonine g 0.56 2.06 2.01
Isoleucine g 0.68 2.75 2.23
Leucine g 1.16 4.45 3.66
Lysine g 0.83 3.61 2.68
Methionine g 0.26 1.15 0.73
Cystine g 0.23 0.42 0.89
Phenylalanine g 0.56 2.20 2.38
Tyrosine g 0.65 2.20 1.81
Valine g 0.77 3.04 2.66
Arginine g 0.53 1.65 2.88
Histidine g 0.28 1.23 1.18
Alanine g 0.44 1.56 2.61
Aspartic acid g 1.00 3.46 5.16
Glutamic acid g 2.05 9.53 8.25
Glycine g 0.32 0.97 2.29
Proline g 1.00 4.41 3.17
Serine g 0.53 2.48 2.28
Cholesterol mg 169.85 188.15 0.00
Fat, SFA g 24.55 28.76 1.47
4:0 g 0.00 1.49 0.00
6:0 g 0.00 0.89 0.00
8:0 g 0.00 0.51 0.00
10:0 g 0.77 1.16 0.00
12:0 g 3.13 1.30 0.01
14:0 g 3.92 4.65 0.04
16:0 g 11.23 12.16 1.12
18:0 g 3.58 5.60 0.13
20:0 g 0.00 0.00 0.09
18:1 g 18.02 11.62 0.99
18:2 g 4.57 1.04 2.29
18:3 ALA g 0.64 0.68 1.02
20:4 g 0.32 0.00 0.00
22:6 DHA g 0.00 0.00 0.00
22:0 g 0.00 0.00 0.09
14:1 g 0.00 0.00 0.03
16:1 g 1.58 1.04 0.16
18:4 g 0.00 0.00 0.00
20:1 g 0.49 0.00 0.07
20:5 EPA g 0.00 0.00 0.00
22:1 g 0.00 0.00 0.13
22:5 g 0.00 0.00 0.00
Phytosterols mg 0.00 0.00 181.06
Fat, MUFA g 20.26 13.35 1.25
Fat, PUFA g 6.07 1.72 3.32
15:0 g 0.00 0.00 0.11
17:0 g 0.00 0.00 0.02
24:0 g 0.00 0.00 0.14
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