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Advances and Challenges in Baby Foods
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Advances and Challenges in Baby Foods

A special issue of Foods (ISSN 2304-8158). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Nutrition".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2023) | Viewed by 3356

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Cristina A. Fente

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Department of Analytical Chemistry, Nutrition and Bromatology, Santiago de Compostela University, 27002 Lugo, Spain
Interests: breast milk; functional components; baby food; probiotics; omics
Dr. Patricia Regal

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Department of Analytical Chemistry, Nutrition and Bromatology, Santiago de Compostela University, 27002 Lugo, Spain
Interests: breast milk; functional components; baby food; probiotics; microbiota; food-borne pathogens; food safety; analytical chemistry; chromatography; mass spectrometry; omics
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Dear Colleagues,

Optimal nutrition during the first 1000 days of life determines not only the proper growth and development of the baby, but also a healthy life in the long-term. Breastfeeding as the best source of nutrients during the first six months of life is scientifically indisputable. However, although the nutritional composition of breast milk is quite stable, the concentrations of some nutrients, such as some lipids and micronutrients, or even the allergen content, can be affected by maternal diet or nutritional status. The improvement of the quality of breast milk could be achieved after correction of the maternal diet or by supplementation, a practice that will benefit both maternal and infant health. However, on many occasions, breastfeeding is not possible, or is not desired. In this context, infant formula is used as a substitute for breast milk. Bringing infant formulas closer to the composition of human milk is the basis of their formulation. The ability to detect and identify the set of components that exist in breast milk has improved with the advent of omics technologies. These are components with properties that promote the maturation and development of the infant, and are anti-infective, prebiotic, probiotic and modulators of immune development.

In this Special Issue, we want to include papers related to the advances and challenges in breastfeeding and infant formulas, with a focus on improving their functionality and adequacy to meet the baby’s needs. The same interest applies to other baby foods. We also invite papers in relation to supplementation in pregnancy and lactation. Novel aspects of complementary feeding will also be considered.

Dr. Cristina A. Fente
Dr. Patricia Regal
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • human milk
  • infant formula
  • baby food
  • baby-led weaning
  • functional ingredients
  • probiotics
  • bioactive components
  • human milk oligosaccharides
  • allergens in human milk

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The Influence of the Lactation Period and the Type of Milk on the Content of Amino Acids and Minerals in Human Milk and Infant Formulas
by Aleksandra Purkiewicz, Małgorzata Stasiewicz, Jacek J. Nowakowski and Renata Pietrzak-Fiećko
Foods 2023, 12(19), 3674; https://doi.org/10.3390/foods12193674 - 06 Oct 2023
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(1) Background: This study investigated the effect of the lactation period and the type of infant formula on the content of amino acids and selected minerals in an infant’s food; (2) Methods: The study material consisted of breast milk (colostrum, n = 38; [...] Read more.
(1) Background: This study investigated the effect of the lactation period and the type of infant formula on the content of amino acids and selected minerals in an infant’s food; (2) Methods: The study material consisted of breast milk (colostrum, n = 38; transitional milk, mature milk, n = 38) and three types of infant formulas (for first and follow-on feeding). Amino acid content was determined using an automatic amino acid analyzer, while minerals were determined by the atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS) technique; (3) Results: Breast milk and infant formulas contained a full range of essential amino acids. In most cases, the content of individual amino acids and minerals decreased with increasing lactation. In infant formulas, there were higher contents of phenylalanine, glutamic acid, proline, serine, and tyrosine in follow-on milk (p < 0.05). The EAA/TAA ratio in breast milk and infant formulas was similar, but the milk differed in their qualitative composition. Infant formulas contained levels of individual minerals that were several times higher—especially Mg, Ca, Mn, and Fe.; (4) Conclusions: Colostrum is more concentrated, and the level of amino acids and minerals is higher in it; as the milk matures, it decreases. In most cases, the content of individual amino acids and minerals is higher in infant formulas than in human milk, which is established through strict Codex Alimentarius procedures to ensure the proper development of infants. Full article
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Monitoring the Use of Human Milk, the Ideal Food for Very Low-Birth-Weight Infants—A Narrative Review
by Pasqua Anna Quitadamo, Federica Zambianco, Giuseppina Palumbo, Xavier Wagner, Maria Assunta Gentile and Antonio Mondelli
Foods 2024, 13(5), 649; https://doi.org/10.3390/foods13050649 - 21 Feb 2024
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Aware of the utmost importance of feeding premature babies—especially those of lower weight—with human milk, as well as the need to monitor this important element of neonatal care, we focused on four aspects in this review. First of all, we reviewed the beneficial [...] Read more.
Aware of the utmost importance of feeding premature babies—especially those of lower weight—with human milk, as well as the need to monitor this important element of neonatal care, we focused on four aspects in this review. First of all, we reviewed the beneficial effects of feeding premature infants with breast milk in the short and long term. Secondly, we performed a quantitative evaluation of the rates of breastfeeding and feeding with human milk in Very-Low-Birth-Weight infants (VLBWs) during hospitalization in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and at discharge. Our aim was to take a snapshot of the current status of human milk-feeding care and track its trends over time. Then we analyzed, on the one hand, factors that have been proven to facilitate the use of maternal milk and, on the other hand, the risk factors of not feeding with breast milk. We also considered the spread of human milk banking so as to assess the availability of donated milk for the most vulnerable category of premature babies. Finally, we proposed a protocol designed as a tool for the systematic monitoring of actions that could be planned and implemented in NICUs in order to achieve the goal of feeding even more VLBWs with human milk. Full article
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