Calcium absorption from three salts and CaSO(4)-fortified bread in premenopausal women.
Two studies were conducted to measure calcium absorption from calcium sulfate fortified bread and three salts (calcium lactate, calcium carbonate, and calcium sulfate) in healthy premenopausal women using a crossover design. In study I, calcium fractional absorption levels from the three salts labeled with a stable isotope, 44Ca, were not significantly different (0.039-0.47) as determined by the fecal recovery method. In a second study, absorption of 45Ca from CaSO(4)-fortified labeled bread or labeled milk was measured in serum exactly 5 h postingestion. Fractional calcium absorption was slightly but significantly greater from fortified bread than from milk (mean within subject difference = 0.0675 +/- 0.016). Calcium sulfate is a bioavailable fortificant for white bread that compares favorably with milk and two other salts.
Martin
Berdine R
BR
Department of Foods and Nutrition, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-1264, USA.
Weaver
Connie M
CM
Heaney
Robert P
RP
Packard
Patricia T
PT
Smith
David L
DL
D000327:Adsorption; D000328:Adult; D001682:Biological Availability; D001939:Bread; D002118:Calcium / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D002119:Calcium Carbonate / Q000008:administration & dosage; D017610:Calcium Compounds / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002127:Calcium Isotopes; D002132:Calcium Radioisotopes; D002133:Calcium Sulfate / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D018592:Cross-Over Studies; D019587:Dietary Supplements; D005260:Female; D005527:Food, Fortified; D006801:Humans; D007773:Lactates / Q000008:administration & dosage; D017697:Premenopause
D017610:Calcium Compounds; D002127:Calcium Isotopes; D002132:Calcium Radioisotopes; D007773:Lactates; C110051:calcium lactate; D002119:Calcium Carbonate; D002118:Calcium; D002133:Calcium Sulfate