Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) are the third largest solid component in breast milk and the largest active nutrient. Currently, more than 200 HMOs have been identified. Since oligosaccharides chains can be fucosylated or sialylated, they are usually divided into three categories:
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6. *The certification results are sourced from third-party organizations, including the《2025 Certificate of Conformity Verification》and the《2023 2'-FL Chemical Structural Equivalence Experiment》; the analytical data is sourced from the GRAS application data submitted by various companies.