Effect of pasteurization on melatonin concentration in human breast milk

Agnieszka Chrustek; Elena Sinkiewicz-Darol; Magdalena Lampka; Dorota Olszewska-Słonina; Beata Sperkowska; Kinga Linowiecka

doi:10.2478/ahem-2022-0022

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Effect of pasteurization on melatonin concentration in human breast milk

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Volume 76 (2022): Issue 1 (January 2022)

By: Agnieszka Chrustek , Elena Sinkiewicz-Darol , Magdalena Lampka, Dorota Olszewska-Słonina , Beata Sperkowska and Kinga Linowiecka

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Comparing melatonin concentration before and after Holder pasteurization

Correlation between melatonin concentration before pasteurization and melatonin concentration after pasteurization (Spearman's rank correlation)

Characteristics of tested milk samples with basic composition

Variable	Median	Min	Max	Interquartile range (IQR)
Age [year]	29.00	24.00	37.00	7.00
Lactation period [week]	12.00	3.00	40.00	14.00
Gestational age [week]	36.5	27.00	41.00	8.00
Melatonin pre-pasteurization [pg/mL]	9.58	0.65	26.24	12.72
Melatonin post-pasteurization [pg/mL]	9.98	0.80	29.58	11.26
Fat [g/100 mL]	2.95	1.70	3.80	0.60
Total protein [g/100 mL]	1.40	1.20	1.90	0.25
Carbohydrate [g/100 mL]	7.70	6.70	7.90	0.25
Dry matter [g/100 mL]	12.30	11.00	13.10	0.90
Energy value [kcal/100 mL]	65.50	54.00	72.00	6.00

Correlations of the tested parameters according to Spearman's rank order

	Age [year]	Gestational age [week]	Lactation period [week]	Melatonin pre-pasteurization [pg/mL]	Melatonin post-pasteurization [pg/mL]	Fat [g/100 mL]	Total protein [g/100 mL]	Carbohydrate [g/100 mL]	Dry matter [g/100 mL]	Energy value [kcal/100 mL]
Age [year]	1	0.329	0.276	0.068	−0.102	0.113	−0.052	−0.044	0.144	0.092
Lactation period [week]	0.276	0.687^*	1	−0.263	−0.255	−0.175	−0.589^*	0.013	−0.062	0.071
Melatonin pre-pasteurization [pg/mL]	0.068	−0.290	−0.263	1	0.797^*	−0.043	0.099	0.237	0.075	−0.104
Melatonin post-pasteurization [pg/mL]	−0.102	−0.248	−0.255	0.797^*	1	−0.128	0.300	−0.019	0.028	−0.127
Fat [g/100 mL]	0.113	0.173	−0.175	−0.043	−0.128	1	0.215	−0.153	0.789^*	0.946^*
Total protein [g/100 mL]	−0.052	−0.215	−0.589^*	0.099	0.300	0.215	1	−0.121	0.482^*	0.459^*
Carbohydrate [g/100 mL]	−0.044	0.156	0.013	0.237	−0.019	−0.153	−0.121	1	0.211	−0.144
Dry matter [g/100 mL]	0.144	0.157	−0.062	0.075	0.028	0.789^*	0.482^*	0.211	1	0.871^*
Energy value [kcal/100 mL]	0.092	0.178	0.071	−0.104	−0.127	0.946^*	0.459^*	−0.144	0.871^*	1

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ahem-2022-0022 | Journal eISSN: 1732-2693

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Language: English

Page range: 220 - 227

Submitted on: Jul 17, 2021

Accepted on: Nov 7, 2021

Published on: Jun 22, 2022

Published by: Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

Keywords:

melatonin,

Holder pasteurization,

Related subjects:

Microbiology and virology,

Medicine,

Basic medical science,

Immunology

© 2022 Agnieszka Chrustek, Elena Sinkiewicz-Darol, Magdalena Lampka, Dorota Olszewska-Słonina, Beata Sperkowska, Kinga Linowiecka, published by Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy
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Effect of pasteurization on melatonin concentration in human breast milk

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Characteristics of tested milk samples with basic composition

Correlations of the tested parameters according to Spearman's rank order

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