Composição centesimal do leite humano e caracterização das propriedades físico-químicas de sua gordura Centesimal composition of human milk and physico-chemical properties of its fat

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...

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Published inQuímica nova Vol. 30; no. 7; pp. 1535 - 1538
Main Authors Roberta Claro da Silva, Jonas Peixoto Escobedo, Luiz Antonio Gioielli, Virgínia Spinola Quintal, Silvia Maria Ibidi, Edna Maria Albuquerque
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Sociedade Brasileira de Química 01.01.2007
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Betapol
creamatocrit
human milk
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0100-4042
1678-7064
DOI:10.1590/S0100-40422007000700007