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Iodine concentration of milk-alternative drinks available in the UK in comparison with cows' milk.


ABSTRACT: Iodine deficiency is present in certain groups of the UK population, notably in pregnant women; this is of concern as iodine is required for fetal brain development. UK milk is rich in iodine and is the principal dietary iodine source. UK sales of milk-alternative drinks are increasing but data are lacking on their iodine content. As consumers may replace iodine-rich milk with milk-alternative drinks, we aimed to measure the iodine concentration of those available in the UK. Using inductively coupled plasma-MS, we determined the iodine concentration of seven types of milk-alternative drink (soya, almond, coconut, oat, rice, hazelnut and hemp) by analysing forty-seven products purchased in November/December 2015. For comparison, winter samples of conventional (n 5) and organic (n 5) cows' milk were included. The median iodine concentration of all of the unfortified milk-alternative drinks (n 44) was low, at 7·3 ?g/kg, just 1·7 % of our value for winter conventional cows' milk (median 438 ?g/kg). One brand (not the market leader), fortified its soya, oat and rice drinks with iodine and those drinks had a higher iodine concentration than unfortified drinks, at 280, 287 and 266 ?g/kg, respectively. The iodine concentration of organic milk (median 324 ?g/kg) was lower than that of conventional milk. Although many milk-alternative drinks are fortified with Ca, at the time of this study, just three of forty-seven drinks were fortified with iodine. Individuals who consume milk-alternative drinks that are not fortified with iodine in place of cows' milk may be at risk of iodine deficiency unless they consume alternative dietary iodine sources.

SUBMITTER: Bath SC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5650045 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Iodine concentration of milk-alternative drinks available in the UK in comparison with cows' milk.

Bath Sarah C SC   Hill Sarah S   Infante Heidi Goenaga HG   Elghul Sarah S   Nezianya Carolina J CJ   Rayman Margaret P MP  

The British journal of nutrition 20170926 7


Iodine deficiency is present in certain groups of the UK population, notably in pregnant women; this is of concern as iodine is required for fetal brain development. UK milk is rich in iodine and is the principal dietary iodine source. UK sales of milk-alternative drinks are increasing but data are lacking on their iodine content. As consumers may replace iodine-rich milk with milk-alternative drinks, we aimed to measure the iodine concentration of those available in the UK. Using inductively co  ...[more]

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