The Eicosapentaenoic Acid and Docosahexaenoic Acid Content Reported in the Nutrition Panel of Fish Oil Supplements and Formula Milks Promoted for Young Children in Selected Markets

Q3 Nursing Nutrition Today Pub Date : 2023-11-01 DOI:10.1097/NT.0000000000000654

Majed AbuKhader, Mohammad A. Al-Ghazali, Salma Khamis Ali, Ismael Merie, Aya Bouazza

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The aim of this study was to investigate the eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) content found in fish oil supplements and formula milks for young children sold in Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa's local markets and online stores. To allow comparison of fish oil supplements and formula milks, information about the EPA and DHA content was collected from the nutrition panel of each product. A total of 79 fish oil supplements and 70 formula milks were studied. Out of the 32 fish oil supplements in local markets 12 products (37.5%) and of the 47 fish oil supplements in Amazon online stores 12 products (25.5%) contained more EPA than DHA. The highest DHA:EPA ratio for fish oil supplements was 4.6. The percentage of Recommended Dietary Intake for DHA, based on 250 mg daily, ranged from 3.2% to 558% for the fish oil supplements, and the range of 0.4% to 25.2% was found for the formula milks. Fish oil supplements provided high daily dose of DHA, which was significantly higher than that provided by the formula milks.

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选定市场中为幼儿推广的鱼油补充剂和配方奶的营养成分中报告的二十碳五烯酸和二十二碳六烯酸含量

本研究旨在调查在欧洲、中东和北非当地市场和网店销售的鱼油补充剂和幼儿配方奶中发现的二十碳五烯酸（EPA）和二十二碳六烯酸（DHA）含量。为了对鱼油补充剂和配方奶进行比较，我们从每种产品的营养面板上收集了有关 EPA 和 DHA 含量的信息。共研究了 79 种鱼油补充剂和 70 种配方奶。在本地市场的 32 种鱼油补充剂中，12 种产品（37.5%）的 EPA 含量高于 DHA；在亚马逊网店的 47 种鱼油补充剂中，12 种产品（25.5%）的 EPA 含量高于 DHA。鱼油补充剂中 DHA 与 EPA 的最高比例为 4.6。按每天 250 毫克计算，鱼油补充剂的 DHA 占膳食建议摄入量的百分比从 3.2% 到 558% 不等，配方奶的 DHA 占膳食建议摄入量的百分比从 0.4% 到 25.2% 不等。鱼油补充剂提供的 DHA 每日剂量较高，明显高于配方奶。

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