HEAVY METALS AND PHYSICO-CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF MATERNAL BREAST MILK AND COLOSTRUM. Scientific Bulletin. Series F. Biotechnologies, Volume XXIII, 2019, pp 92-102.

Abstract

Mother's milk is a very valuable food for newborns, providing all the nutrients necessary for children's health.Colostrum is an important source of biologically active natural components and due to antimicrobial agents, canreduce gastrointestinal infections in newborns. Physical and chemical parameters were analyzed from maternal breast milk and colostrum for five days. The fat content of the colostrum shows the lowest values in the first postpartum days, after which it increases, reaching the highest values on day 5. Heavy metals in colostrum and mother's milk were evaluated considering their area of origin and all the samples were positive regarding Al, Pb, Rb, Sr, Cr. The variation in the metal concentration in maternal breast milk and colostrum could be due to their geographical origin and furtherly can affect the quality of milk.