Calcium fortification of a model infant milk formula system using soluble and insoluble calcium salts

Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

The impact of calcium fortification, delivered using different proportions of soluble (calcium chloride; CaCl2) and insoluble (micronised calcium citrate; CaCit) calcium salts, on physicochemical and thermal stability properties of a model infant milk formula (IMF) was determined. The IMF was formulated with a whey protein fraction dominant in α-lactalbumin and fortified with calcium (1500 mg L−1) using 70:30, 60:40, 50:50, 40:60 and 30:70 ratios of CaCit:CaCl2. Increasing CaCl2 levels decreased the net zeta-potential of IMFs from −41.0 to −22.1 mV and increased ionic calcium levels (1.44–6.99 mM). The apparent viscosity, especially at acidic pH (6.40), increased compared to the control with values ranging from 22.3 to 50.2 mPa s for ratios 70:30 and 30:70, respectively. In addition, mean particle size of the IMF increased, with values ranging from 2.19 to 43.4 μm. This study provides useful information in supporting next-generation fortification strategies of nutritional dairy-based products with calcium.

Original languageEnglish
Article number104951
JournalInternational Dairy Journal
Volume117
ISSN0958-6946
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2021

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
The authors would like to acknowledge Nestlé for providing financial support for this study. We are also grateful to the BioSciences Imaging Centre, BioSciences Institute, University College Cork and our colleague Nadia Grasso at the School of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland for her help with acquiring CLSM micrographs of the model formulae.

Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 The Authors

ID: 376621815