Vitamin not present in breast milk: March 2009, March 2013 (e)
Correct Answer: Vitamin K
Description: Ans. B: Vitamin K Park's PSM, 21st ed., p-570 states "Human milk has recently been shown to contain considerable amounts of water soluble vitamin D sulfate" p-581 states "The fat content of milk varies from 3.4% in human milk to 8.8 % in buffalo milk. Milk fat is a good source of retinol and vitamin D" p-582 (table 21) shows "Vitamin C content in human milk is 3 mg" The essential vitamins present in breast milk are: Vitamin A: This is high in colostrum, then the amount lessens in mature milk Vitamin D: Breast milk has very little. The earlier teaching was that human milk was deficient in vitamin D is no longer accepted. It is present in human milk in water soluble form. Vitamin E: This is high in colostrum; it is a significant vitamin to prevent hemolytic anemia and muscle integrity, and it is also impoant as an antioxidant. The amount lessens in mature milk. Vitamin C is also present in the human milk (3 mg/100 gram of milk)
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