. 2024 Apr 13;10(8):e29653. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e29653

Table 1.

Analysis of vitamin A content in two different enteral feeding formulas.

	Temperature (K)	Storage time (month)	Vitamin A (μg RE/100 mL)	Label (μg RE/100 mL)	Losses (%)	Adequacy (%)	Vitamin A (μg RE/100 kcal)
EFF-A	277(4 °C)	0	121.28 ± 4.61^a	85.0	0.00	142.68	121.28 ± 4.61
		1	118.30 ± 2.65 ^ab		2.46	139.18	118.30 ± 2.65
		2	116.11 ± 0.28 ^abc		4.26	136.60	116.11 ± 0.28
		3	114.48 ± 1.13 ^bc		5.61	134.68	114.48 ± 1.13
		6	113.08 ± 0.87 ^bc		6.76	133.04	113.08 ± 0.87
		9	110.36 ± 0.87^c		9.00	129.84	110.36 ± 0.87
	298(25 °C)	0	121.28 ± 4.61^a		0.00	142.68	121.28 ± 4.61
		1	115.97 ± 2.85 ^b		4.38	136.44	115.97 ± 2.85
		2	112.50 ± 2.16 ^b		7.24	132.35	112.50 ± 2.16
		3	100.74 ± 2.37^c		16.94	118.52	100.74 ± 2.37
		6	91.30 ± 1.81 ^d		24.72	107.41	91.30 ± 1.81
		9	82.46 ± 2.34^e		32.01	97.01	82.46 ± 2.34
	303(30 °C)	0	121.28 ± 4.61^a		0.00	142.68	121.28 ± 4.61
		1	108.25 ± 1.78 ^b		10.74	127.35	108.25 ± 1.78
		2	104.35 ± 3.71 ^b		13.96	122.76	104.35 ± 3.71
		3	96.10 ± 2.32^c		20.76	113.06	96.10 ± 2.32
		6	89.31 ± 2.99 ^d		26.36	105.07	89.31 ± 2.99
		9	76.98 ± 1.15^e		36.53	90.56	76.98 ± 1.15
EFF-B	277(4 °C)	0	116.74 ± 1.09^a	84.0	0.00	138.98	97.28 ± 0.91
		1	115.96 ± 0.43^a		0.67	138.05	96.63 ± 0.36
		2	116.02 ± 0.30^a		0.62	138.12	96.68 ± 0.25
		3	115.35 ± 1.20 ^ab		1.19	137.32	96.13 ± 1.00
		6	114.86 ± 0.92 ^ab		1.61	136.74	95.72 ± 0.77
		9	113.45 ± 0.82 ^b		2.82	135.06	94.54 ± 0.68
	298(25 °C)	0	116.74 ± 1.09^a		0.00	138.98	97.28 ± 0.91
		1	114.93 ± 3.02^a		1.55	136.82	95.78 ± 2.52
		2	108.25 ± 2.29 ^b		7.27	128.87	90.21 ± 1.91
		3	106.76 ± 0.96 ^bc		8.55	127.10	88.97 ± 0.80
		6	103.35 ± 1.80^c		11.47	123.04	86.13 ± 1.50
		9	93.33 ± 1.63 ^d		20.05	111.11	77.78 ± 1.36
	303(30 °C)	0	116.74 ± 1.09^a		0.00	138.98	97.28 ± 0.91
		1	114.14 ± 1.15^a		2.23	135.88	95.12 ± 0.96
		2	109.81 ± 1.06 ^b		5.94	130.73	91.51 ± 0.88
		3	102.74 ± 1.59^c		11.99	122.31	85.62 ± 1.33
		6	91.17 ± 2.22 ^d		21.90	108.54	75.98 ± 1.85
		9	86.45 ± 1.40^e		25.95	102.92	72.04 ± 1.16

Values are the relative content and the mean of three determinations±standard deviation. Values in the same column for each physiochemical characteristic with the same superscript are not significantly different (p ≥ 0.05).

μg RE/100 mL = μg RE/100 kcal × Energetic destiny.