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Contribution of minor folates to the total folate content of infant formula and
adult/pediatric nutritionals / F. Martin (NRC, AS)
03 Feb 2016
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R E S U L T S
Contribution of monoglutamate forms of folates to the total vitamin B9 content
The only form of folate above quantitation limit (LOQ= 0.1 μg/100 g RTF) was 5ͲMeͲTHF, with
contribution to the total folate varying from 0 to 14 %. The results are compiled in the following table.
Table 1
: Folic acid and 5MeTHF monoglutamate in infant formulas and adult/pediatric nutritionals.
Results of duplicate analysis.
Folic Acid (μg/100 g RTF)
5MeTHF (μg/100 g RTF)
Avg
SD CV
Avg
SD
CV
MilkͲbased infant formula
19.6 0.44 2.3% 0.9
0.00 0.5%
SoyͲbased infant formula
17.3 0.12 0.7% BLOQ
Infant formula powder, partially
hydrolyzed milkͲbased
16.2 0.29 1.8% BLOQ
Infant formula powder, partially
hydrolyzed soyͲbased
19.5 0.31 1.6% BLOQ
Adult nutritional ready to feed –
high fat
73.2 0.56 0.8% BLOQ
Adult nutritional ready to feed –
high protein
56.8 0.70 1.2% BLOQ
MilkͲbased toddler Formula powder 13.8 0.08 0.6% 2.0
0.00 0.1%
Milk based Infant formula powder
13.3 0.17 1.3% BLOQ
Infant formula ready to feed – milkͲ
based
19.9 0.64 3.2% 0.6
0.02 4.4%
SRM 1849a
23.9 0.32 1.3% 0.9
0.02 2.1%
Child formula powder – milkͲbased 43.1 1.55 3.6% 1.5
0.07 4.8%
LowͲFat adult nutritional powder
37.2 0.20 0.5% BLOQ
Infant elemental powder
30.6 0.76 2.5% BLOQ
Infant formula powder – FOS/GOS
based
10.0 0.49 4.9% 0.8
0.02 2.2%
Contribution of the folic acid and the 5ͲMeͲTHF are graphically represented in the next page.
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