Nutritive value of selected milk and milk‐cereal blend baby foods in Saudi Arabia

The nutritional quality of six baby foods based on milk or milk‐cereals consumed in Saudi Arabia, was evaluated by means of chemical and biological assays. The baby foods (milk‐based vs milk‐cereal) provided (per 100 kcal) protein (5.0–5.3 g vs 2.8–3.9 g), fat (5.5–5.6 g vs 2.0–4.5 g), carbohydrates (7.2–7.4 g vs 12.1–16.5 g), Ca (188–200 mg vs 115–180 mg), P (146–153 mg vs 80–105 mg) and Fe (0.18–0.20 mg vs 1.5–2.0 mg). Metabolizable energy (ME) varied between 476–480 kcal vs 390–454 kcal/100 g. The content of linoleic acid were lower and saturated fatty acids were higher in milk‐based foods than milk‐cereal blends. Most of the baby foods were inadequate in linoleic acid to meet the Codex requirements. An imbalance of calories from protein, fat and carbohydrates was found. The true protein digestibility (TD), net protein utilization (NPU) and net dietary protein calorie percent (NDp cal %) in milk‐based vs milk‐cereal blends ranged from 94–95% vs 92–95%, 0.72–0.74 vs 0.72–0.76 and 14.4–16.0% vs 8.4–11.9% respectively. Low protein quality reflects the influence of processing techniques and storage conditions

Biological value · Biology · Body weight · Calorie · Fatty acid · Linoleic acid · Milk substitute · Net protein utilization · Protein efficiency ratio · Protein quality · Weight gain · Chemistry · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Fatty Acid Research and Health · Nutritional Studies and Diet · Biochemistry · Food Science

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