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Human milk

Human milk is lactating-person milk whose composition changes with lactation stage and feeding, encountered fresh, refrigerated, frozen, pasteurised, or thawed.

Human milk — illustrative ingredient image

About Human milk

Human milk is milk produced by a lactating person. It is a fluid whose appearance can vary from nearly white to yellowish or bluish, and its composition changes over the course of lactation and even within a feeding. Colostrum, transitional milk, and mature milk are commonly distinguished forms.

It is consumed by infants and may be expressed and stored as fresh, refrigerated, or frozen milk. Processing and storage, including pasteurization or thawing, can affect the form being described. It is not a standardized single-composition food, so the stage of lactation and handling are important context.

Ingredient type
other

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English

human milk

English

human milk (powdered)

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English

human milk (raw)

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Human milk nutrition & diet

Human milk nutritional value

Reference: Human milk

Per 100 g of 100 g edible portion in the named official reference form.

Calories
61kcal
Protein
1.1g
Carbs
7.2g
Fat
3.5g

Official national food-composition reference. The displayed food form is part of the estimate; cultivar, recipe, brand, processing and preparation can change values.

Composition varies with lactation stage and within a feeding; compare samples with those factors and handling or processing conditions identified.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Not established
  • Vegetarian
    Not established
  • Pescatarian
    Not established
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Not established
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Vegetarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Pescatarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Not established
The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

Reviewed ingredient entryIngredient reference · Preparations vary

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: Korean Standard Food Composition Database 10.4 (2026) — M0010000009a ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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