OBSERVATIONS OF ASCORBIC ACID CONTENT OF MILK INFLUENCED BY DIETS OF BREASTFEEDING MOTHERS / 营养学报

ABSTRACT

A continued dietary survey was conducted for 42 nursing mothers by case method in a series of home visiting and counselling to each one in a fortnight interval for three months in a town of rural area in Guangdong. The average food as well as nutrients intake was quite stable, 2822 to 3122 kcal each day in six observations. Protein, about 41% of which was from animal origin, provided 11-12% of the total calorie intake. Six milk samples of each mother were collected for ascorbic acid analysis.With the acceptance of the mothers to the advisory suggestions, they consumed more fruits and vegetables instead of the traditional taboo. The ascorbicacid content of the mothers' milk changes from 29.8 mg per litre at the first estimation to 46.5 mg per litre at the sixth (P