Laboratory determined sugar content and composition of commercial infant formulas, baby foods and common grocery items targeted to children

Nutrients

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 5850-5867

  Walker, Ryan W ^a   Goran, Michael I ^b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Formula; Fructose; HFCS; High fructose corn syrup; Obesity; Sugar

Indexed keywords

CORN SYRUP; FRUCTOSE; GALACTOSE; GLUCOSE; LACTOSE; MALTOSE; SUCROSE; YOGHURT; CARBOHYDRATE;

ARTICLE; BABY FOOD; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CEREAL; CHILD; FOOD COMPOSITION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LIMIT OF QUANTITATION; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SUGAR INTAKE; VALIDATION PROCESS; ARTIFICIAL MILK; CHEMISTRY; FOOD ANALYSIS; INFANT; NUTRITIONAL VALUE;

ZEA MAYS;

CARBOHYDRATES; CHILD; FOOD ANALYSIS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FORMULA; NUTRITIVE VALUE;

EID: 84937485465     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20726643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/nu7075254     Document Type: Article

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