HMOs ARE ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT COMPONENTS OF BREAST MILK

MAIN COMPONENTS OF HUMAN MILK OLIGOSACCHARIDES


  • 1000 different structures
  • Only 200 have been analyzed

HMOs are the source for the prebiotic effect of human milk, they play an important role in strengthening the newborn infants immune system

References:
1. McVeagh & Miller, 1997
2. Collins & Gibson, 1999