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Table 2 Mean ascorbic acid concentration in human milk delivered by bottle in milligrams per liter of milk with standard deviation in (SD)

From: Comparative analysis of ascorbic acid in human milk and infant formula using varied milk delivery systems

Bottle system

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15 minutes

20 minutes

Gerber (G)

41.93 (0.05)

36.19 (0.18)

26.85* (2.17)

16.57* (3.32)

10.33* (3.07)

Ventaire (V)

41.95 (2.02)

39.06 (0.14)

32.90* (2.61)

29.22* (2.97)

22.87* (0.44)

Dr. Brown's (DB)

41.87 (0.83)

39.22 (1.08)

38.82 (1.09)

36.49* (4.21)

31.83* (3.06)

Elan (EL)

42.12 (3.81)

37.51 (1.76)

19.22* (2.06

8.62* (1.99)

0.49* (0.23)

BornFree (BF)

42.54 (4.83)

36.15 (1.00)

30.68* (2.01)

18.42* (3.53)

12.27* (2.92)

Playtex Drop-Ins (PD)

42.66 (2.67)

30.58 (4.60)

21.44* (1.87)

13.96* (3.39)

0.77* (0.30)

Avent Natural (AN)

42.44 (3.05)

34.59 (3.89)

24.71* (1.56)

18.52* (3.78)

3.90* (2.07)

Control

41.98 (0.05)

40.93 (0.66)

40.53 (0.58)

39.39 (1.58)

38.32 (2.27)

  1. *Statistically significant at p < 0.01