Evaluation of sn-2 fatty acid composition in commercial infant formulas on the Chinese market: A comparative study based on fat source and stage

• Published in: Food chemistry Vol. 242; pp. 29 - 36
• Main Authors: Sun, Cong, Wei, Wei, Su, Hang, Zou, Xiaoqiang, Wang, Xingguo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2018
• Subjects: alpha-linolenic acid; alpha-Linolenic Acid - analysis; Animals; breast milk; Cattle; Commercial formulas; Dietary Fats - analysis; fatty acid composition; Fatty Acids - analysis; Fatty Acids, Unsaturated - analysis; Female; Goats; Humans; Infant; Infant Formula - chemistry; infant formulas; linoleic acid; Linoleic Acid - analysis; long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids; markets; Mature human milk; Milk - chemistry; Milk, Human - chemistry; oleic acid; Oleic Acid - analysis; palmitic acid; Palmitic Acid - analysis; plant fats and oils; Plant Oils - chemistry; Positional distribution; Sn-2 fatty acid composition; Sn-2 fatty acid composition; Commercial formulas; Mature human milk; Positional distribution

•Sn-2 fatty acid composition of formulas and mature human milk (MHM) were compared.•Fat source and stage had significant effects on most of sn-2 fatty acids in formulas.•Significant differences between formulas and MHM were found.•Formulas with OPO had lower proportions of relative PA at the sn-2 po...