背景:婴儿配方食品是生命最初几年的主要营养来源,经常添加糖。如果过度食用,再加上长期和夜间喂养习惯,这可能会导致不良的牙齿健康问题。
目的:评估阿联酋市售婴儿配方食品中膳食糖的数量和类型。
方法:蔗糖,葡萄糖,在阿联酋零售的71种不同品牌的市售婴儿配方奶粉中测量了果糖和果糖。使用具有折射率检测的高效液相色谱法进行分析。将糖值与营养标签上报告的水平进行比较。结果之间的比较,产品标签,并执行婴儿配方食品的国际标准。
结果:在71个样本中,23有可检测的糖水平,在蔗糖之间变化,葡萄糖,和果糖。发现十个样品中的糖占总能量摄入的5%以上,范围在5.68%至27.06%之间。所有婴儿配方奶粉包装都有标签上提到的碳水化合物水平,但很少提到添加的糖含量。
结论:许多接受测试的婴儿配方产品含有的糖超过了推荐的标准摄入量。需要更严格的法规来监控婴儿配方食品中的糖含量,并需要全面的标签系统指南。
BACKGROUND: Infant formulae are a primary source of nutrition during the first years of life, to which sugars are frequently added. This may contribute to adverse dental health problems if consumed excessively when coupled with prolonged and nocturnal feeding habits.
OBJECTIVE: To assess the amount and type of dietary sugars in commercially available infant formulae in the UAE.
METHODS: Sucrose, glucose, and fructose were measured in 71 different brands of commercially available infant formulae for retail sale in the UAE. Analysis was performed using high-performance liquid chromatography with refractive index detection.
Sugar values were compared with the reported levels on the nutritional labels. A comparison between findings, product labels, and international standards for infant formulae was performed.
RESULTS: Of the 71 samples, 23 had detectable
sugar levels, varying between sucrose, glucose, and fructose. Ten samples were found to have sugars contributing to more than 5% of total energy intake ranging between 5.68% and 27.06%. All infant formula packages had carbohydrate levels mentioned on the labels, but very few mentioned the added
sugar content.
CONCLUSIONS: Many infant formula products tested contained sugars that exceeded the standard recommended intake. Tighter regulations that monitor the amount of
sugar in infant formulae and
guidelines for comprehensive labeling systems are required.