Content of fatty acid and choline derived from choline-phospholipids in therapeutic elimination diets for children with food allergy provided by nursery school lunch services
2007
Ueda, A.(Prefectural Univ. of Hiroshima (Japan)) | Sugiyama, S. | Ishinaga, M.
The content of fatty acid (FA) and choline derived from choline phospholipid (choline-choline PL) was measured in school lunches and snacks from two nurseries. Nursery A had eliminated egg, milk, soybean, wheat, and oily fish from their food, whereas nursery B had eliminated only egg, milk and soybean. The mean FA content of the lunches from both nurseries was approximately 9.0 g. In lunches with fish as the main dish, the mean FA content was 5.2 g for nursery A and 6.8 g for nursery B. When meat was the main dish, the mean FA content was higher: 10.8 g for nursery A and 9.9 g for nursery B. In lunches with fish as the main dish, the sum of icosapentaenoic acid (IPA), docosapentaenoic acid (DPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) was 0.1 g at nursery A and 0.6 g at nursery B. In lunches with meat as the main dish, the sum of IPA, DPA and DHA was less than 0.05 g at both nurseries. The mean content of choline-choline PL in lunches was 29.8 mg at nursery A and 23.5 mg at nursery B. These values for FA, IPA, and DHA are considerably lower than the recommended daily allowances, which highlights the importance of communication with dietitians and parents so that they can provide appropriate nutritional guidance for children.
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