Triacylglycerols in human milk and milk mixtures for infant feeding

: High-performance liquid chromatography and computer program for identification of individual triacylglycerols (TAG) were employed for investigation of TAG composition of mature breast milk and 8 specimens of dry milk food for infants. The comparison was made by 15 molecular types of breast milk TAG using methods "close neighbour" and "star symbol plot" (Statgraphics). The composition appeared quite different. The design of artificial nutrition for infants basing on identity of fatty acids is believed inadequate as it cannot reproduce Tag composition of natural breast milk.