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Centesimal composition of human milk and physico-chemical properties of its fat

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Author(s):
Roberta Claro da Silva [1] ; Jonas Peixoto Escobedo [2] ; Luiz Antonio Gioielli [3] ; Virgínia Spinola Quintal [4] ; Silvia Maria Ibidi [5] ; Edna Maria Albuquerque [6]
Total Authors: 6
Affiliation:
[1] Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas. Departamento de Tecnologia Bioquímico-Farmacêutica - Brasil
[2] Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas. Departamento de Tecnologia Bioquímico-Farmacêutica - Brasil
[3] Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas. Departamento de Tecnologia Bioquímico-Farmacêutica - Brasil
[4] Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina. Hospital Universitário - Brasil
[5] Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina. Hospital Universitário - Brasil
[6] Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina. Hospital Universitário - Brasil
Total Affiliations: 6
Document type: Journal article
Source: Química Nova; v. 30, n. 7, p. 1535-1538, 2007-00-00.
Abstract

Human milk fat is essential for development of newborn infants. Many studies detail chemical characteristics of human milk fat; however there are no studies about its physical properties. The objective of this work was to analyze the centesimal composition of human milk and to compare the calculated energy value with the estimated energy by the creamatocrit method. Chemical composition and physical properties of human milk lipids and Betapol - a structured lipid - were also studied. The results showed that energy values of human milk estimated by creamatocrit and calculated by the centesimal composition didn't present significant correlation. Human milk lipids and Betapol presented distinct physico-chemical properties. (AU)