Importance of Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Infant Feeding: Quantification of these Acids in Some of the Milk Formulas for Babies Aged 0 to 6 Months Marketed in the City of Medellin, 2012

Authors

  • Beatriz E. López M. University of Antioquia
  • Diana L. Cárdenas S. University of Antioquia
  • Julieth N. Quintero Laverde University of Antioquia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.rfnsp.17424

Keywords:

polyunsaturated fatty acids, milk formulas, DHA, AA, EPA, infants

Abstract

Objective: to compare the content of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAS) appearing in the nutrition facts labels of infant milk formulas sold in supermarkets of Medellin city against an experimentally determined quantity. Methodology: the researchers studied a total of 13 infant initiation formulas collected from the stands where they were displayed at the supermarkets. The procedure for extracting and quantifying the fatty acids in the samples was performed in compliance with the methods developed in the laboratory. Results: upon comparing the content of the PUFAS displayed in the label of each milk formula with the data obtained experimentally, the researchers found that the products contain less than 30% of the reported values. This variation was not attributable to the expiration date, but to the storage temperature. Discussion: the study's findings are worrisome given the fact that health professionals recommend such products because of the similarity of their nutritional composition with that of breast milk. Moreover, these professionals expect the PUFAS content to be at least equal to or equivalent to that of breast milk so in order to provide the baby with the necessary nutrients for an appropriate development. For this reason, it is necessary that infant feeding experts strictly regulate the addition of these fatty acids to infant food
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Author Biographies

Beatriz E. López M., University of Antioquia

Dietitian Nutritionist, MSc in Pharmaceutical and Food Sciences, University of Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia.

Diana L. Cárdenas S., University of Antioquia

Undergraduate Student of Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia.

Julieth N. Quintero Laverde, University of Antioquia

Chemist, University of Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia.

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López M. BE, Cárdenas S. DL, Quintero Laverde JN. Importance of Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Infant Feeding: Quantification of these Acids in Some of the Milk Formulas for Babies Aged 0 to 6 Months Marketed in the City of Medellin, 2012. Rev. Fac. Nac. Salud Pública [Internet]. 2014 Sep. 10 [cited 2025 Feb. 23];32(3):322-31. Available from: https://revistas.udea.edu.co/index.php/fnsp/article/view/17424

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Vol. 32 No. 3 (2014)

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