Occurrence of major and trace elements in powdered milk from Argentina

ARELLANO, FLAVIA E; GOESSLER, WALTER; BRAEUER, SIMONE; PÉREZ CARRERA, ALEJO L; FERNÁNDEZ CIRELLI, ALICIA

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DAIRY TECHNOLOGY

WILEY-BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, INC

Lugar: Londres; Año: 2019 vol. 70 p. 1 - 8

1364-727X

The concentrations of major and trace elements in Argentinean commercial powdered milk sampleswere determined with inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. Also the daily intake (DI) wascalculated for adults and infants. The concentrations of B, Mg, Na, K and Ca were significantlyhigher in skimmed milk. Cu, Mo, Fe, Mn and Zn were significantly higher in infant formula. All theDIs were below the tolerable upper intake levels. The mean As concentration (26.0 8.6 ng/g) inthe powdered skimmed milk samples was slightly higher than in the others. Mean Pb concentrationsranged from 4.1 2.1 to 13.5 8.2 ng/g. The highest mean U concentration was 7.8 2.6 ng/gfor whole milk. This study contributes to the knowledge of major and trace elements in powderedmilk and its contribution to the diet in Argentina.