Abstract
Breast milk is suggested as the best method for baby nourishment by The World Health Organization (WHO, 2003). However, in some cases, breastfeeding is not possible due to different metabolic reasons. In such cases, an infant formula that is similar to the breast milk content is designed to meet infant nourishment requirements during the first 6 months after birth. It is important to know the content of infant milk formula for a baby’s health. The purpose of this presented study is to determine the elemental (Fe, Cu, Al, Cd, As, Ni, Ba) contents of the four different brands of first infant milk formula sold in the Turkish markets. Elemental contents of samples were identified by Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometer (ICP-OES) after a microwave digestion process. Target hazard quotients (THQ) of analyzed elements were calculated and risk analyses were conducted. According to the results, the hazard indexes (HI) of infant milk formula samples were founded as less than 1 and all samples were included in the low risk group.
Highlights
Optimum nutrition and good feeding have a significant role in the determination of infants' health, growth and development
Contents of some essential (Fe, Cu) and non-essential elements (Al, Cd, As, Ni, Ba) in infant milk samples sold in the local market in Istanbul, Turkey were measured in the present study
The amounts of Fe were significantly higher than other elements in all samples and this is followed by Al, Cu, and Cd respectively
Summary
Optimum nutrition and good feeding have a significant role in the determination of infants' health, growth and development. Breast milk is suggested as the best method for baby nutrition by The World Health Organization (WHO), but it is not adequate or possible in some cases such as metabolic reasons or increasing nutritional requirements (Mehrnia & Bashti, 2014). In such cases, baby milk formulas which are designed and marketed for feeding to babies are used and they show similar characteristic to breast milk (U.S Department of Health and Human Services). The elemental contents of milk formula and their influence on baby health is a curious issue (Mehrnia & Bashti, 2014)
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