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Area of Science:

  • Nutritional Science
  • Infant Nutrition
  • Food Science

Background:

  • Human milk is crucial for infant growth and development.
  • Breast-milk substitutes (BMS) are necessary when breastfeeding ceases.
  • Improper food choices for infants can lead to malnutrition.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify traditional foods comparable to human milk in nutritional content.
  • To evaluate the suitability of selected foods for infant nutrition.
  • To assess the impact of specific foods on infant tissue growth.

Main Methods:

  • Comparison of dietary content of traditional foods with human milk across four continents.
  • Screening of 8654 foods for nutritional constituents similar to human milk.
  • In vitro simulation using genome-scale models of infant cells (hepatocytes, adipocytes, myocytes) to assess tissue growth.

Main Results:

  • Many traditional Asian and African foods have significantly lower vitamin content than human milk.
  • 12 foods were identified as potential alternatives or complementary foods for infants.
  • Pork ham cured, fish pudding, and egg lean white promoted better infant tissue growth in simulations.
  • Quark with fruit, cheese quarg 45%, and cheese cream 60% demonstrated similar lactose content to human milk.

Conclusions:

  • Traditional foods vary significantly in nutritional value compared to human milk.
  • Specific food items show potential for supporting infant growth and development.
  • Further evaluation is needed to confirm the efficacy and safety of these foods as BMS or complementary foods.