Human Milk Biochemistry and Infant Formula Manufacturing Technology

Mingruo Guo, a food chemist and a full professor in the Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences at the University of Vermont (UVM), USA, received his B.S. and M.S. from the Northeast Agricultural University (NEAU), Harbin, China. He received his Ph.D. degree in Food Chemistry from the National University of Ireland. His inventions in food science and environmentally safe products awarded him nine patents. His patented technology on infant formula formulation and processing resulted in three infant formula products currently manufactured and available on the market in China and another patent for making whey protein based environmentally safe wood finish products has been commercialized in USA since 2005.

1. Introduction: Trends and issues in breastfeeding and the use of infant formula2. Chemical composition of human milk3. Bioactive components in human milk4. Human milk proteomics and lipidomics and human milk microbiome5. Human milk banking6. Formulation guidelines for infant formula7. Ingredients selection for infant formula8. Processing technology for infant formula9. Component interactions and processing damage during the manufacture of infant formula10. Infant formula quality control11. Infant formula product regulation12. Infant formula analyses13. Infant formula and allergy