For its composition, colostrum is the ideal food for the weight of the baby after the post-birth loss of weight.

• a high percentage of taurine, an amino-acid important for the development of the central nervous system and for the baby’s retina;
• a high percentage of lactose which enables an excessive loss of weight in the first week of life;
• substances which stimulate the intestinal peristalsis;
• a high percentage of secreted immunoglobulin (IgA) which protects the baby from intestinal and respiratory infections, preventing the adhesion of bacteria to the mucosa cells. These antibodies have a local protective action against alimentary allergies. They stratify on the intestinal mucosa, making it not reactive to heterologous protein;
• immune cells like macrophagus, neutrophils, lymphocyte, and so on;
• prostaglandins (PG) which have a very important protective action for the mucosa of the digestive apparatus. They release some enzymes during the transit of water, minerals and glucose.

Chemical composition of human colostrum