J Sci Food Agric. 2024 Nov;104(14):8553-8560. doi: 10.1002/jsfa.13682. Epub 2024 Jun 22.
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: The nutritional intake of formula-fed newborns is often limited to a single source, so it must be supplemented with essential nutrients for the growth and proper development of infants. Taurine, l-carnitine, and choline are considered conditionally essential nutrients especially in newborns and infants.
RESULTS: In this work, a simple routine hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization-tandem mass spectrometry (HILIC-ESI-MS/MS) method was developed and validated for the simultaneous determination of these semi-essential nutrients in infant and adult/pediatric milk formulas. The extraction recoveries were between 90% and 114%. Precision of the method offered relative standard deviation below 5% and 7% for intra-day and inter-day precision, respectively. The proposed method was successfully applied to quantification of taurine, l-carnitine, and choline in milk formula. The contents found were in good agreement with those provided on the product label for almost all samples.
CONCLUSION: In view of these results, it can be concluded that the developed method can be a useful approach for the simultaneous determination of taurine, l-carnitine and choline in powdered milk samples, so it can be useful in the routine quality control of this kind of samples. © 2024 The Author(s). Journal of The Science of Food and Agriculture published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Society of Chemical Industry.
PMID:39392653 | DOI:10.1002/jsfa.13682
