Creamatocrit procedure versus triglyceride analysis: a comparison of methods for the determination of human milk fat in epidemiological studies.

A comparison is made of triglyceride analysis and the creamatocrit procedure to determine their usefulness as methods for measuring the fat content of human milk. Triglyceride analysis is shown to be the more precise technique but, for use in the field, the creamatocrit method has the advantage of simplicity.