Table 4

Maximum lipid globule size diameter

Temperature (°C)

Maximum diameter (μm)

D0

D1

D2

D3

D7

PC

25

2.2

2.7

3.5

2.2

1.3

4

2.6

2.1

1.9

2.1

2.4

37

1.9

2.4

2.7

2.9

2.6

P1

25

2.3

1.9

2.3

1.6

3.8

4

2.4

2.9

2

1.5

1.8

37

2.1

1.6

2.2

1.8

3.1

P2

25

3.7

3

1.6

2.3

1.8

4

3.1

2.4

2.8

1.9

2

37

4

2.8

2.6

2.5

2.2

n = 2 lots for each condition at each time.

D0, D1, D2, D3 and D7 represents the day of the TPN admixture preparation and 24 h, 48 h, 72 h and 7 days after preparation, respectively.

Ribeiro et al. Nutrition Journal 2009 8:51   doi:10.1186/1475-2891-8-51