Journal
JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY
Volume 67, Issue 8, Pages 2272-2278Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.8b06554
Keywords
breast milk; colostrum; transitional milk; mature milk; triacylglycerol
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [31701558]
- Young Elite Scientists Sponsorship Program by CAST [2017QNRC001]
- National Key R&D program Modern Food Processing and Food Purchasing and Transport Technology and Equipment on Special of China [2017YFD0400600]
- national first-class discipline program of Food Science and Technology [JUFSTR20180202]
Ask authors/readers for more resources
Triacylglycerol (TAG) composition of breast milk plays an important role in improving digestion, absorption, and metabolism when consumed by infants. This study characterized the TAG profile of human colostrum, transitional, and mature milk samples from 103 women. Significant differences in the TAGs composition of breast milk fat from three lactation stages were observed. The TAGs with high molecular weight and unsaturated fatty acid (such as 1,3-olein-2-palmitin (OPO) and 1(3)-olein-2-palmitin-3(1)-linolein (OPL)) were enriched in colostrum, while the TAGs containing medium-chain fatty acids were more abundant in transitional and mature milk than that in colostrum. Of note, OPL was the most common TAG in breast milk of Chinese women while the most common TAG in breast milk of Western women was OPO. This data will promote the development of infant formulas in terms of the TAG composition more suitable for infants.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available
Share Paper
