A survey to determine the copper content of early infant food sources was conducted. Collected samples from various lots were human milk from volunteer mothers and infant formula and market milk from markets. The determined results by atomic absorptio...
A survey to determine the copper content of early infant food sources was conducted. Collected samples from various lots were human milk from volunteer mothers and infant formula and market milk from markets. The determined results by atomic absorption spectrophotometer were as follows :
1.Averages of Cu were 34.26±13.89 μg/dl in human milk, 192.2±124.2 μg/dl in infant formula, 4.35±2.37 μg/dl in market milk and showed the decline trend by the lactation periods in human milk. (p<0.01)
2.Estimated daily intake of Cu from human milk was higher than that from infant formula in 3 months old infants.