Quantification of Neu5Gc in commercial baby food
| Baby foods | Red meat | Poultry | |||
| Beef (n = 2) | Lamb (n = 1) | Ham (n = 1) | Chicken (n = 2) | Turkey (n = 2) | |
| Total Neu5Gca μg/g | 10.19 | 5.40 | 5.13 | <0.07 | <0.07 |
| Free Neu5Gca μg/g | 2.68 | 1.56 | 0.98 | <0.03 | <0.03 |
| Baby foods | Red meat | Poultry | |||
| Beef (n = 2) | Lamb (n = 1) | Ham (n = 1) | Chicken (n = 2) | Turkey (n = 2) | |
| Total Neu5Gca μg/g | 10.19 | 5.40 | 5.13 | <0.07 | <0.07 |
| Free Neu5Gca μg/g | 2.68 | 1.56 | 0.98 | <0.03 | <0.03 |
Total and free (non-glycosidically bound) Neu5Gc in commercial baby foods was determined by DMB-HPLC as described in Materials and methods. Data represent average values from two independent experiments. Previous studies have shown that plants are devoid of sialic acids (Zeleny et al., 2006).