Study of Efficiency and Quality of Dry Milk Mixtures for Baby Nutrition in the Storage Process

Abstract

Many children are unable to receive natural nutrition for various reasons. In this case, children are transferred to artificial feeding. Artificial feeding is provided by dry milk formulas. Most powdered milk formulas on the market are made from cow's milk. But the chemical composition of cow's milk in many respects does not correspond to human milk. It is proposed to use mare's and sheep's milk to develop mixtures for baby food. Milk collected from farms in Eastern, Western and Central Ukraine was used. Powdered milk was obtained by spray drying. The calculation of formulations was performed by optimizing the chemical composition using the standard Simplex program. Dry milk formulas based on Ligans mare's milk and Agnus sheep's milk have been developed for feeding children from birth to 6 months. Studies of microbiological parameters of the mixtures have shown that during 12 months of storage in cardboard packs with an inner package of combined polymeric material, the obtained products retain quality. During this period, the content of vitamins that can break down during storage is also normal. Assessing the tolerability of Ligans and Agnus mixtures, it was found that with the use of mixtures, the incidence of colitis and flatulence began to decline rapidly. A decrease in the total level of IgE by 88...90% in the blood of children indicates the hypoallergenic properties of mixtures of Ligans and Agnus. The initial content of sIgA in coprofiltrates of breastfed infants has been shown to be almost indistinguishable from that of infants consuming Ligans and Agnus. Developed mixtures are recommended to increase the body's resistance. The effectiveness of the mixtures has been confirmed by medical and biological studies.

A comprehensive review on infant formula: nutritional and functional constituents, recent trends in processing and its impact on infants’ gut microbiota

“…At the same time, protein hydrolysates are also developed for infants suffering from soy and milk protein intolerance ( 33 ). Consequently, developing newer infant formulas and improving existing ones by enhancing functional properties is a task for researchers and scientists and can be achieved by using milk from different species ( 41 ).…”