Humans have a higher ratio of cysteine in their breast milk than all other mammals. Scientists have speculated that high cysteine levels promote brain and eye development because the body uses it to make taurine, a compound highly concentrated in these organs. Formula manufacturers have been looking for a way to more closely match mother's milk with a vegetable-based formula. Prolina may just be the formula for success. Breast feeding is preferable to formula for all infants, but sometimes this isn't possible, particularly if the infant has trouble digesting larger proteins found in breast milk.
Soy formula can be an alternative.
Prolina soybeans are high in 11S and 7S proteins, a special class of proteins with enhanced functional properties. This means it's easier to process these beans into a gel form for a fat-free whipped cream made from soy or to blend them into a liquid emulsion like infant formula, according to an ARS chemist. He has been working with food scientists at North Carolina State University to develop new products, such as high-protein soyburgers, based on Prolina's properties. Not Equal in Antioxidant Power Of more than 50 plant foods tested in an ARS laboratory, blueberries score among the highest in antioxidant power. And animal studies in this laboratory suggest that eating blueberries and other high-antioxidant fruits and vegetables may retard the oxidative damage to tissues associated with aging.