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Concentration of Mg in buffalo’s milk was in the range of 105 -
199.07 mg/kg, with mean concentration 146.8±32.1 which is lower
than those obtained by [15].
Phosphorus (P) was in the range of 544.89 - 962.1 mg/ kg with
average concentration of 761.86 ± 130.7 mg/ kg in buffalo’s milk.
Phosphorus as phosphate is an essential nutrient involved in many
physiological processes, such as cellular energy cycle, regulation of
acid-base balance, as a component of cell membranes (phospholipids),
in cell regulation and signalling, and in the mineralization of bones
and teeth [16].
Na content in the buffalo’s milk was in the range of 188.6-483.63
0.6
0.489
0.5 0.451
Milk intake (lit/day)
mg/ kg with mean value 375.74 ± 67.5 mg/ kg. These values are lower
than the previous work [17].
K values in the buffalo’s milk ranged from 1222.88 to 1698.54 mg/
kg with the mean level 1466.23 ± 112.7 mg/ kg. Current value for
K in milk was higher than those reported by [18,19,15]. Potassium
is essential mineral, supports in the electrical activity in the nerve
fibbers and muscle cells of body [20].
Daily intake of milk
Average daily intake of buffalo’s milk for 1-12 years age children
is reported in figure 1. Highest daily milk intake was 0.45 ± 0.07 lit/
day for male and 0.48 ± 0.06 lit/ day for female in 1-3 years children,
while the lowest daily milk intake was 0.296 ± 0.07 lit/ day for male
and 0.302 ± 0.02 lit/ day for female in 9-12 years children. Gender
wise comparison showed that female children had higher intake of
milk compared to male children. Variation in milk intake in children

may be due to dislike of flavour or usage of sugar containing soft

0.4 0.34 0.339 drinks [21]. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommended
0.296 0.302 that children aged 2 to 8 years consume 2 cups/day fat free or low fat
0.3
Male milk or equivalent dairy servings. Milk plays a major role in treating
0.2 Female under nutrition in children and adults [22].

0.1 Daily intake of essential minerals and their RDA values

Summary of the daily intake and RDA values of Cu, Zn, Ca,
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1-3 years 4-8 years 9-12 years Mg, P, Na and K for 1-12 years children from urban area of District
Jamshoro is given in table 2 and 3. The highest DI value of Cu via milk
consumption was 0.194 mg/ day which corresponds to 57.06% of
Figure 1: Average daily intake of milk in 1-12 years age group children. RDA for 1-3 years children, while the lowest DI value of copper was

Table 2: Average daily intake of Cu, Zn, Ca, Mg, P, Na and K for 1-12 years children.

Minerals 1-3 years 4-8years 9-12 years

Male Female Male Female Male Female

Cu

DI 0.179 ± 0.02 0.194 ± 0.04 0.135 ± 0.02 0.134 ± 0.05 0.117 ± 0.03 0.119 ± 0.02

Ref: Range 0.34 0.34 0.44 0.44 0.7 0.7

Zn

DI 1.174 ± 0.19 1.273 ± 0.29 0.886 ± 0.18 0.882 ± 0.21 0.770 ± 0.17 0.786 ± 0.19

Ref: Range 3.0 3.0 5.0 5.0 8.0 8.0

Ca

DI 530.85 ± 88.2 575.58 ± 131.3 400.20 ± 84.3 399.02 ± 98.4 348.41 ± 77.6 355.47 ± 85.5

Ref: Range 700 700 1000 1000 1300 1300

Mg

DI 66.21 ± 11.0 71.79 ± 16.3 49.92 ± 10.5 49.77 ± 12.3 43.45 ± 9.6 44.33 ± 10.6

Ref: Range 170 170 230 230 350 250

DI 343.59 ± 57.2 372.55 ± 85.0 259.03 ± 54.6 258.27 ± 63.7 225.51 ± 50.2 230.08 ± 55.4

Ref: Range 460 460 500 500 1250 1250

Na

DI 169.46 ± 28.2 183.74 ± 41.9 127.75 ± 26.9 127.37 ± 31.4 111.22 ± 24.8 113.47 ± 27.3

Ref: Range 1000 1000 1200 1200 1500 1500

DI 661.27 ± 109 716.99 ± 163.6 498.52 ± 105.2 497.05 ± 122.7 434.01 ± 96.7 442.81 ± 106.5

Ref: Range 3000 3000 3800 3800 4500 4500

DI: Daily Intake (mg/ day), Reference range recommended by (IOM, 2011).

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