Infant foods

An infant food for use in the feeding of low birthweight infants which provide 65 to 85 kilocalories of energy and has an opacity greater than that of human breast milk which consisting essentially of 1.4 to 3.0 g of protein, 4.0 to 5.5 g of fat, 6.0 to 9.0 g of carbohydrate, 80 to 160 .mu.g of vitamin A, 6 to 12 .mu.g of vitamin D, 8 to 16 mg of vitamin E, 5 to 10 .mu.g of vitamin K, 80 to 200 .mu.g of vitamin B.sub.1, 160 to 300 .mu.g of vitamin B.sub.2, 85 to 160 .mu.g of vitamin B.sub.6, 0.1 to 0.7 .mu.g of vitamin B.sub.12, 0.8 to 2.0 mg of niacinamide, 40 to 150 .mu.g of folic acid, 400 to 800 .mu. g pantothenic acid, 1 to 4 .mu.g of biotin, 20 to 60 mg of vitamin C, 20 to 60 mg of sodium, 40 to 35 mg of chloride, 50 to 80 mg of calcium, 25 to 40 mg of phosphorus, 820 to 1200 .mu.g of zinc, 85 to 160 .mu.g of copper, 2.5 to 10.0 mg of taurine and 1 to 5 mg of carnitine per 100 ml whereby the nutritional needs of said infants are met without imposing metabolic stress.

An infant food for use in the feeding of low birthweight infants which provides 75 to 85 kilocalories of energy and has an opacity greater than that of human breast milk which consisting essentially of 1.7 to 2.2 g of protein 4.5 to 5.2 g of fat, 6.5 to 8.0 g of carbohydrate, 95 to 160 .mu.g of vitamin A, 6 to 10 .mu.g of vitamin D, 10 to 12 mg of vitamin E, 5 to 8 .mu.g of vitamin K, 90 to 170 .mu.g of vitamin B.sub.1, 170 to 230 .mu.g of vitamin B.sub.2, 90 to 160 .mu.g of vitamin B.sub.6, 0.2 to 0.7 .mu.g of vitamin B.sub.12, 1.0 to 1.4 mg of niacinamide, 50 to 150 .mu.g of folic acid, 2.0 to 4.0 .mu. g of biotin, 20 to 40 mg of vitamin C, 25 to 50 mg of sodium, 45 to 65 mg of chloride, 55 to 80 mg of calcium, 27 to 40 mg of phosphorus, 900 to 1200 .mu.g of zinc, 100 to 160 .mu.g of copper, 4.0 to 10.0 mg of taurine, and 1 to 4 mg of carnitine per 100 ml whereby the nutritional needs of said infants are met without imposing metabolic stress.

A method of feeding a low birthweight infant comprising administering to an infant in need thereof an artificial milk consisting essentially of sufficient protein, fat, carbohydrate, vitamins, minerals and trace elements to meet the nutritional requirements of the infant, said artifical milk having an opacity greater than that of human breast milk and comprising per 100 ml, from 160 to 300 .mu.g of vitamin B.sub.2, from 85 to 160 .mu.g of vitamin B.sub.6, from 20 to 60 mg of vitamin C, from 6 to 12 .mu.g of vitamin D, from 8 to 16 mg of vitamin E and from 40 to 150 .mu.g of folic acid whereby the nutritional needs of said infant are met without imposing metabolic stress.

A method for feeding a low birthweight infant comprising administering to an infant in need thereof an infant food which provides 65 to 85 kilocalories of energy and has an opacity greater than that of human breast milk which consisting essentially of 1.4 to 3.0 g of protein, 4.0 to 5.5 g of fat, 6.0 to 9.0 g of carbohydrate, 80 to 160 .mu.g of vitamin A, 6 to 12 .mu.g of vitamin D, 8 to 16 mg of vitamin E, 5 to 10 .mu.g of vitamin K, 80 to 200 .mu.g of vitamin B.sub.1, 160 to 300 .mu.g of vitamin B.sub.2, 85 to 160 .mu.g of vitamin B.sub.6, 0.1 to 0.7 .mu.g of vitamin B.sub.12 0.8 to 2.0 mg of niacinamide, 40 to 150 .mu.g of folic acid, 400 to 800 .mu.g of pantothenic acid, 1 to 4 .mu.g of biotin, 20 to 60 mg of vitamin C, 20 to 60 mg of sodium, 40 to 35 mg of chloride, 50 to 80 mg of calcium, 25 to 40 mg of phosphorus, 820 to 1200 .mu.g of zinc, 85 to 160 .mu.g of copper, 2.5 to 10.0 mg of taurine and 1 to 5 mg of carnitine per 100 ml whereby the nutritional needs of said infant are met without imposing metabolic stress.

A method for feeding a low birthweight infant comprising administering to an infant in need thereof an infant food which provides 75 to 85 kilocalories of energy and has an opacity greater than that of human breast milk which consisting essentially of 1.7 to 2.2 g of protein, 4.5 to 5.2 g of fat, 6.5 to 8.0 g of carbohydrate, 95 to 160 .mu.g of vitamin A, 6 to 10 .mu.g of vitamin D, 10 to 12 mg of vitamin E, 5 to 8 .mu.g of vitamin K, 90 to 170 .mu.g of vitamin B.sub.1, 170 to 230 .mu.g of vitamin B.sub.2, 90 to 160 .mu.g of vitamin B.sub.6, 0.2 to 0.7 .mu.g of vitamin B.sub.12, 1.0 to 1.4 mg of niacinamide, 50 to 150 .mu.g of folic acid, 2.0 to 4.0 .mu.g of biotin, 20 to 40 mg of vitamin C, 25 to 50 mg of sodium, 45 to 65 mg of chloride, 55 to 80 mg of calcium, 27 to 40 mg of phosphorus, 900 to 1200 .mu.g of zinc, 100 to 160 .mu.g of copper, 4.0 to 10.0 mg of taurine, and 1 to 4 mg of carnitine per 100 ml whereby the nutritional needs of said infant are met without imposing metabolic stress.