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Determination of lactulose and soya oligosaccharides in infant formula milk feeds

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 June 2009

Richard C. Beach
Affiliation:
Departments of Paediatrics and Chemical Pathology, St Thomas’ Hospital, London SE1 7EH, UK
Ian Menzies
Affiliation:
Departments of Paediatrics and Chemical Pathology, St Thomas’ Hospital, London SE1 7EH, UK

Summary

A paper chromatography technique is described for the separation and quantification of minor sugars in infant formula milks. The precision and reliability of the technique are described. Infant milk feeds of various types were analysed and found to contain up to 11·4 mmol/l of the non-absorbed sugar lactulose. Soya derived feeds may contain a significant residue of non-absorbable oligosaccharides.

Type
Original Articles
Copyright
Copyright © Proprietors of Journal of Dairy Research 1986

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