The Impact of Holder Pasteurization on Macronutrients, Vitamins, Minerals, and Bioactive Factors in Human Milk Processed in a Milk Bank Setting
Holder pasteurization has minimal to no impact on energy and essential nutrients in donor milk, including macronutrients, human milk oligosaccharides, B vitamins, and minerals. Moderate to extensive loss of antimicrobial proteins warrants research into alternative preservation techniques.
Authors
- Kimberly Mansen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2015-2066)
- S. Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-2330-5366)
- Setareh Shahab‐Ferdows (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5058-4935)
- Daniela Hampel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0288-7680)
- Maryanne T. Perrin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1645-8310)
- Lars Bode (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9914-9571)
- Kiersten Israel‐Ballard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3489-8213)
- Autumn Davis
- Lindsay H. Allen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8729-5213)
Institutions
- Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (US)
- University of North Carolina at Greensboro (US)
- Western Human Nutrition Research Center (US)
- Mothers’ Milk Bank (US)
- University of California, Davis (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Current Developments in Nutrition
- Published
- 2025-06-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cdnut.2025.107490
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Infant Nutrition and Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.36
Funders
- World Health Organization
- Family Larsson‐Rosenquist Foundation
- University of California, San Diego
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development