The objectives of this study were to determine the mineral content of ingredients and multimixture produced and commercialized in Teresina-PI/Brazil and evaluate the mineral composition in relation to the dietary reference intakes (DRI). The studied samples were multimixture, cassava leaf powder, rice bran, wheat bran, wheat flour and corn flour. The minerals Ca, Cu, K, Mn, Zn, Fe, Mg, Na and P were determined using the atomic emission spectrometry (ICP OES). The statistics analysis of the data was carried out by mean and standard deviations. The samples had low levels in most of the analyzed minerals, except for wheat bran and wheat flour. In particular, it was observed that the multimixture did not reach the minimum of 25% of the Daily Value (DV) to be considered as a nutritional complement by the Health Department for analyzed minerals, except for Mn and Mg. Thus, it was concluded that there is no standardization in the amounts of the ingredients in the formulation of the multimixture and that the mineral contents do not take into account necessary daily recommendations for children.
minerals; multimixture and micronutrients
