Importance of the quantization of macroelements and microelements in milk collected and distributed by the Brazilian national Network of human milk bank
International Journal of Development Research
Importance of the quantization of macroelements and microelements in milk collected and distributed by the Brazilian national Network of human milk bank
Received 02nd September, 2018; Received in revised form 26th October, 2018; Accepted 14th November, 2018; Published online 26th December, 2018
Copyright © 2018, Cleodete Candida Gomes and Débora Gomes Pimenta. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
This study is descriptive, involving analyzes based on data from Brazilian milk banks. The objective of this study was to evaluate if there is data obtained by atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS), atomic absorption spectrophotometry with electrothermal atomization (ICP-MS) and inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP OES) in the quantification of macroelements and microelements in milk collected and distributed by the Brazilian National Network of Human Milk Bank. Such analyzes can assure the quality of this milk, and it is essential to know its mineral profile or nutritional toxicity. It was verified that there is no information or results involving heavy metals or non-metals obtained from the quantification of milk donated or distributed by the Brazilian milk banks.