A selective and sensitive approach to characterize odour‐active and volatile constituents in small‐scale human milk samples

Buettner, Andrea

doi:10.1002/ffj.1822

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“…The presence of secondary products of lipid oxidation, aldehydes, ketones, and alcohols in mother's milk are in accordance with earlier studies (Bingham et al 2003;Buettner 2007;Shimoda et al 2000;Stafford et al 1976). In the studies by Shimoda et al (2000) and Buettner (Buettner 2007), a greater number of unsaturated and longer chain carbonyl compounds were identified in the volatile fraction.…”

Section: Mother's Milksupporting

confidence: 91%

“…In the studies by Shimoda et al (2000) and Buettner (Buettner 2007), a greater number of unsaturated and longer chain carbonyl compounds were identified in the volatile fraction. In addition, a number of medium chain fatty acids (C 8 -C 12 ) were detected by Shimoda et al (2000), whereas only acetic acid and short chain fatty acids (C 3 -C 5 ) were identified in the present study.…”

Section: Mother's Milkmentioning

confidence: 96%

“…Many hygiene products (soap, body lotion) contain essential oils rich in terpenes (Brown and Foote 2002) that have been shown to penetrate human skin (Jäger et al 2000). Earlier studies by Shimoda et al (2000) and Buettner (2007) only identified limonene, caryophyllene, linalool, and α-terpineol in mother's milk. The large number of terpenes observed in this study may be due to the collection method, which is better at trapping volatile components.…”

Section: Mother's Milkmentioning

confidence: 96%

“…Another explanation of dissimilarities in the identified carbonyl compounds is associated with the different experimental isolation procedures. Solid-phase and stir bar sorptive extraction, applied by Shimoda et al (2000) and Buettner (Buettner 2007), extracts more low-volatile components such as phenols, free fatty acids, lactones, and longer-chained aldehydes (Baltussen et al 1999;Larráyoz et al 2001) than dynamic headspace purge and trap that is more efficient in collecting compounds with higher volatility.…”

Section: Mother's Milkmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The presence of the flavoring compounds was examined by psychophysical methods (forced choice procedures) comparing the odor of breast milk sampled by target (garlic or carrot juice) consumers and nonconsumers. More explorative studies of breast milk flavoring with no information on food intake or previous exposure have chemically detected a range of volatile compounds in human milk including aldehydes, alcohols, esters, fatty acid oxidation products, ketones, lactones, and hydrocarbons (Bingham et al 2003;Buettner 2007;Shimoda et al 2000;Stafford et al 1976). Volatile profiles of infant formula milks have been examined more systematically than human milk.…”

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confidence: 96%

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Characterization of the Volatile Composition and Variations Between Infant Formulas and Mother’s Milk

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It has been suggested that mother's milk has a more diverse flavor composition than infant formula milk as it reflects the maternal diet. This study aimed to identify volatile compounds in mother's milk and infant formula milks to obtain more knowledge about these sources of early sensory exposure in infant feeding. Mother's milk collected by ten lactating women, three times on three independent test days (n=90), and 11 different formula milks were examined. Formulas included seven milk-based liquid formulas and four powder formulas (one milk-based and three hypoallergenic). Both mother's milk and infant formulas were rich in lipid-derived volatile compounds including alcohols and carbonyl compounds. Formulas differed from mother's milk as they contained more volatiles related to thermal treatment such as methional, 2-furfural, and sulfides. By comparison, mother's milk revealed a higher variety of terpenes probably originating from the maternal diet. The number of identified volatiles in mother's milk varied both within samples obtained from the same woman and significantly between women. The latter one suggests large variety in breast-fed infants' exposure to volatiles. Qualitative differences existed for infant formulas. Powder forms revealed a greater number of compounds, predominantly secondary lipid oxidation products, and larger batch variations than liquid products. Extensively hydrolyzed formulas were significantly richer in volatile compounds associated with heat treatment of milk. These findings suggest that breast-fed infants are exposed to variations in volatile compounds in mother's milk, while formula-fed infants are exposed to less diverse flavors when fed infant formula from the same brand.

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Section: Mother's Milksupporting

confidence: 91%

Section: Mother's Milkmentioning

confidence: 96%

Section: Mother's Milkmentioning

confidence: 96%

Section: Mother's Milkmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 96%

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Prenatal and Postnatal Human Olfactory Development: Influences on Cognition and Behavior

Schaal¹

2015

Handbook of Olfaction and Gustation

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Human neonates prefer colostrum to mature milk: Evidence for an olfactory bias toward the “initial milk”?

Klaey-Tassone

Durand

Damon

et al. 2020

American J Hum Biol

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Objectives Colostrum is the initial milk secretion which ingestion by neonates warrants their adaptive start in life. Colostrum is accordingly expected to be attractive to newborns. The present study aims to assess whether colostrum is olfactorily attractive for 2‐day‐old newborns when presented against mature milk or a control. Methods The head‐orientation of waking newborns was videotaped in three experiments pairing the odors of: (a) colostrum (sampled on postpartum day 2, not from own mother) and mature milk (sampled on average on postpartum day 32, not from own mother) (n tested newborns = 15); (b) Colostrum and control (water; n = 9); and (c) Mature milk and control (n = 13). Results When facing the odors of colostrum and mature milk, the infants turned their nose significantly longer toward former (32.8 vs 17.7% of a 120‐s test). When exposed to colostrum against the control, they responded in favor of colostrum (32.9 vs 16.6%). Finally, when the odor of mature milk was presented against the control, their response appeared undifferentiated (26.7 vs 28.6%). Conclusions These results indicate that human newborns can olfactorily differentiate conspecific lacteal fluids sampled at different lactation stages. They prefer the odor of the mammary secretion ‐ colostrum ‐ collected at the lactation stage that best matches the postpartum age of their own mother. These results are discussed in the context of the earliest mother‐infant chemo‐communication. Coinciding maternal emission and offspring reception of chemosignals conveyed in colostrum may be part of the sensory precursors of attunement between mothers and infants.

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A selective and sensitive approach to characterize odour‐active and volatile constituents in small‐scale human milk samples

Cited by 58 publications

References 35 publications

Characterization of the Volatile Composition and Variations Between Infant Formulas and Mother’s Milk

Characterization of the Volatile Composition and Variations Between Infant Formulas and Mother’s Milk

Prenatal and Postnatal Human Olfactory Development: Influences on Cognition and Behavior

Human neonates prefer colostrum to mature milk: Evidence for an olfactory bias toward the “initial milk”?

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