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. 2021 Jul 29;10(8):1748. doi: 10.3390/foods10081748

Table 1.

Composition of simulated digestive fluids used for the in vitro digestion.

SSF
pH 7.0
SGF
pH 3.0
SIF
pH 7.0
Conc. in Stock Conc. in SSF Conc. In SGF Conc. in SIF
g/L mol/L mmol/L mmol/L mmol/L
KCl 37.3 0.5 15.1 6.9 6.8
KH2PO4 68 0.5 3.7 0.9 0.8
NaHCO3 84 1 13.6 25 85
NaCl 117 2 47.2 38.4
MgCl2(H2O)6 30.5 0.15 0.15 0.1 0.33
(NH4)2CO3 48 0.5 0.06 0.5
For pH adjust
NaOH 1.0
HCl 6.0 1.1 15.6 8.4
CaCl2 (H2O)2 44.1 0.3 1.5 (0.075 *) 0.15 (0.075 *) 0.6 (0.3 *)
Salivary amylase 75 U/mL
Pepsin 2000 U/mL
Pancreatin 100 U/mL **
Bile 10 mM

* Ca2+ concentration in the final digestion mixture. ** Sufficient pancreatin to provide 100 U/mL of trypsin (TAME Units).