date:May 25, 2012
rently DHA and ARA in the form of triacylglycerols from algae are added to some formula milks. But concerns have been raised about the digestibility of these algae-derived fatty acids, which are not precisely identical to those in human milk.
This inspired Akoh and his team to produce a new designer fat from hazelnut oil that more closely mimics the quantities of DHA and ARA in human milk. They have extensively analysed the substance and have concluded that the new DHA and ARA source is suitabl