Acidity and caloric profile of pasteurized human milk from a milk bank in Pernambuco

Abstract

Objective: To verify the acidity titration and caloric profile of human milk pasteurized in a milk bank of the State of Pernambuco. Methodology: This is a retrospective cross-sectional descriptive study of quantitative approach, developed in the Human Milk Bank of Hospital Barão de Lucena, in Recife-PE. The research used secondary data from the record sheets of the acidity and crematocrit tests in 2019. Results: A total of 1,411 acidity titration tests were performed, the milk with acidity standards above 8º Dornic, totaled 58 samples that were discarded. Of the total, 1,113 crematocrit tests were performed, of which 418 (37.5%) samples were considered hypocaloric, 516 (46.4%) normocaloric and 179 (16.1%) hypercaloric. The caloric value of the analyzed milks ranged from 357 kcal/L to 1,046 kcal/L, with a mean value of 618.7 kcal/L. Conclusion: Most of the milk has appropriate acidity values and calorie profile for consumption.

Keywords

• milk banks
• breast feeding
• milk human
• quality control