% of protein in human breast milk

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By my calculations (http://soystache.com/protein.htm) the % is 5.9.

HOWEVER... I'm pretty sure the data from the USDA is based on human

women on standard American diets (SAD). I can't imagine they took only

healthy raw foodists, vegans at that, and sampled their breast milk. I

am sure that an analysis would show differences between the two types

of breast milk. One group eating mostly cooked foods, including (but

not limited to) animal products, conventional, processed, homogenized

foods, full of preservatives and artificial colorings and flavorings,

etc. The other group eating predominantly fresh organic produce,

supplemented with organic raw nuts and seeds. So, having said that, I

suspect that we can't really use the human breast milk data for a true

comparison. It may give us some insight, but if the source of the

breast milk was being fed nutrient-deficient foods in forms not

intended for the body to consume, then I won't trust those numbers for

accurate comparisons.

 

Jeff

 

On Jun 8, 2009, at 11:01 AM, Jim Casale-Health wrote:

 

> When people bring up the protein issue I usually ask them what % of

> protein

> do they think human breast milk has. Since it would seem that is

> when we

> would need the most protein. My understanding is that it is 5%.