Vitamins A and E content of commercial infant foods in the UK: A cause for concern?
| Autor: | Pesila Govinden, Nazanin Zand, Emma Loughrill |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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0301 basic medicine
Vitamin Retinyl Esters medicine.medical_treatment alpha-Tocopherol Retinyl acetate Analytical Chemistry 03 medical and health sciences chemistry.chemical_compound Retinyl palmitate medicine Humans Vitamin E Micronutrients Food science Vitamin A Carotenoid Chromatography High Pressure Liquid Food Formulated chemistry.chemical_classification 030109 nutrition & dietetics Chemistry business.industry Infant food and beverages Retinol Equivalent General Medicine beta Carotene Micronutrient Food safety United Kingdom Infant Food Diterpenes business Food Science |
| Zdroj: | Food Chemistry. 210:56-62 |
| ISSN: | 0308-8146 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.foodchem.2016.04.014 |
| Popis: | According to the European Food Safety Authority, currently, there are no reliable data or robust guidelines available in relation to the micronutrient composition of infant foods. This study evaluated the intake of vitamins A and E of infants from 'ready-to-feed' foods and formulas. Normal phase high performance liquid chromatography was employed for simultaneous quantification of retinyl acetate, retinyl palmitate, α-tocopherol and γ-tocopherol, reverse phase high performance liquid chromatography for the quantification of β-carotene, and UV spectrophotometry for the quantification of carotenoids from selected infant food samples. Based on the results of this study, the estimated total daily intake of vitamin A (retinol equivalents) and vitamin E (α-tocopherol equivalents) from both infant food and formula milk exceed recommendations set by the UK Department of Health. This requires further analysis of risk of exposure, whilst a cause for concern over deficiency might arise when the intake of milk is compromised. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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