Determination of vitamin B-6, available lysine and pyridoxyllysine in a new instant baby food product
<p>The purpose of this study was to compare the nutrient content of a new instant baby food product to jar baby food of similar product formulation. Instant and jar "Vegetable and Beef" and "Bananas" products processed in 1985 and 1987 were analyzed for available lysine...
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Virginia Tech
2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/45974 http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-11212012-040313/ |
| Summary: | <p>The purpose of this study was to compare the nutrient
content of a new instant baby food product to jar baby food
of similar product formulation. Instant and jar "Vegetable
and Beef" and "Bananas" products processed in 1985 and 1987
were analyzed for available lysine, vitamin B-6 and
pyridoxyllysine content.</p><p>
The available lysine content of 100 grams of baby food
was found to be higher in the instant products, but when
adjusted for protein content, available lysine was higher in
the jar products. This indicates that drum-drying used for
the instant products is more detrimental in regard to lysine
availability than retorting. The vitamin B-6 content of the
instant products was found to be higher than that of the jar
products. However, due to the addition of ingredients with
little or no vitamin B-6 content to the jar products, no
conclusion about processing effects on vitamin B-6 content
can be made. Products processed in 1985 tended to be lower
in nutrient content than the products processed in 1987.
Pyridoxyllysine, a compound thought to affect vitamin B-6
bioavailability, could not be detected in any of the baby
foods, either by amino acid or HPLC analysis.</p><p>
The instant products were found to be at least equal to the jar products with regard to available lysine and vitamin B-6 content. All products also appear to provide sufficient
amounts of these nutrients to infants less than one year of
age.</p> === Master of Science |
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