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Comparison of protein digestibility of human milk and infant formula using the INFOGEST method under infant digestion conditions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 June 2024

Yosuke Komatsu*
Affiliation:
Health Care & Nutritional Science Institute, Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd., 1-83, 5-Chome, Higashihara, Zama-City 252-8583, Kanagawa, Japan
Yasuaki Wada*
Affiliation:
Innovative Research Institute, Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd., 1-83, 5-Chome, Higashihara, Zama-City 252-8583, Kanagawa, Japan
Takuya Shibasaki
Affiliation:
Health Care & Nutritional Science Institute, Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd., 1-83, 5-Chome, Higashihara, Zama-City 252-8583, Kanagawa, Japan
Yohei Kitamura
Affiliation:
Health Care & Nutritional Science Institute, Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd., 1-83, 5-Chome, Higashihara, Zama-City 252-8583, Kanagawa, Japan
Tatsuya Ehara
Affiliation:
Health Care & Nutritional Science Institute, Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd., 1-83, 5-Chome, Higashihara, Zama-City 252-8583, Kanagawa, Japan
Hirohiko Nakamura
Affiliation:
Health Care & Nutritional Science Institute, Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd., 1-83, 5-Chome, Higashihara, Zama-City 252-8583, Kanagawa, Japan
Kazuhiro Miyaji
Affiliation:
Health Care & Nutritional Science Institute, Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd., 1-83, 5-Chome, Higashihara, Zama-City 252-8583, Kanagawa, Japan
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*CORRESPONDING AUTHORS: Yosuke Komatsu, Tel: +81-46-252-3046, Fax: +81-46-252-3055, E-mail: yo-komatsu@morinagamilk.co.jp; Yasuaki Wada, Tel: +81-46-252-3070, Fax: +81-46-252-3017, E-mail: ya-wada@morinagamilk.co.jp
*CORRESPONDING AUTHORS: Yosuke Komatsu, Tel: +81-46-252-3046, Fax: +81-46-252-3055, E-mail: yo-komatsu@morinagamilk.co.jp; Yasuaki Wada, Tel: +81-46-252-3070, Fax: +81-46-252-3017, E-mail: ya-wada@morinagamilk.co.jp
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Abstract

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Many improvements have been made to bring infant formula (IF) closer to human milk (HM) regarding its nutritional and biological properties. Nevertheless, the protein components of HM and IF are still different, which may affect their digestibility. This study aimed to evaluate and compare the protein digestibility of HM and IF using the infant INFOGEST digestion method. Pooled HM and a commercial IF were subjected to the infant INFOGEST method, which simulates the physiological digestion conditions of infants, with multiple directions, i.e., the curd state, SDS-PAGE, molecular weight distribution, free amino acid concentration, and in vitro protein digestion rate. HM underwent proteolysis before digestion, and tended to have a higher protein digestion rate with finer curds during gastric digestion, than the IF. However, multifaceted analyses showed that the protein digestibility of HM and IF was not significantly different after gastrointestinal digestion. In conclusion, the infant INFOGEST method showed that the digestibility of HM and IF proteins differed to some extent before digestion and after gastric digestion, but not at the end of gastrointestinal digestion. The findings of this study will contribute to the refinement of IFs with better protein digestibility in infant stomach.

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Research Article
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