I am actually not very enthusiastic about the issue of baby calcium supplementation. I think it is enough to keep vitamin D+ bask in the sun. I have bought children's calcium tablets for my baby to eat occasionally. If I eat them too many times, I will easily get constipated and

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When the baby was one and a half years old, he was taken to the hospital for routine child care examination. The test results show that the indicators of vision, height, weight, etc. are normally at a moderate level, which means that the indicator of bone density is relatively low, and the doctor said that you can appropriately supplement calcium and zinc.

I am actually not very enthusiastic about the issue of baby calcium supplementation. I think it is enough to keep vitamin D+ and bask in the sun. I have bought children's calcium tablets for my baby to eat occasionally. If I eat them too many times, I will easily get constipated and I have never eaten them again. I don’t know whether this bone density test is accurate. Since I have done the test, I still have to pay attention to it anyway. Therefore, I took the opportunity to comprehensively study the children's calcium supplement products on the market, but I made new discoveries.

1. Children's calcium supplement products on the market

Currently, children's calcium supplement products on the market can be divided into three categories according to their ingredients classification: inorganic calcium, organic calcium, and biologically active calcium.

I am actually not very enthusiastic about the issue of baby calcium supplementation. I think it is enough to keep vitamin D+ bask in the sun. I have bought children's calcium tablets for my baby to eat occasionally. If I eat them too many times, I will easily get constipated and  - DayDayNews

Common calcium agent classification

1) Organic calcium: the main components are calcium carbonate, calcium oxide or calcium hydroxide , etc. Compared with organic calcium, inorganic calcium contains higher calcium content and is cheaper, and the absorption rate is generally between 30% and 40%. Inorganic calcium requires a large amount of gastric acid to dissolve into calcium ions to be absorbed by the intestines. Therefore, babies with gastric acid deficiency are not suitable for this calcium agent. While it dissolves, it will also produce more carbon dioxide , which can easily cause the baby to develop bloating or constipation.

2) Organic calcium: The main components are calcium lactate, calcium acetate, calcium gluconate or calcium citrate , etc. Their characteristics are good water solubility and do not rely on gastric acid for dissolution. They are more suitable for babies or elderly people with weak gastrointestinal function or lack of gastric acid. However, the calcium content is low, and the absorption rate is not higher than that of organic calcium, and the absorption rate is generally around 30%. In addition, there is a product called " lactate calcium ". In fact, the main ingredients are still calcium phosphate and calcium citrate, and the absorption rate is about 30%.

3) Bioactive calcium: The main components are L-calcium threonate , L-calcium aspartate , or calcium glycine, etc. They are organic calcium with relatively high biological activity, with a theoretical absorption rate of 90%, but have not been fully confirmed and are relatively expensive, so this type of product is not common in the market.

In addition to the above three calcium agents, there is also a liquid calcium. The main component of most liquid calcium products is calcium carbonate, which is just a liquid formed by fine calcium carbonate powder and water. The powder is not an ion, so it is essentially still necessary to rely on gastric acid to decompose into calcium ions before it can be absorbed by the body.

When I came to this point, I thought that organic calcium was still good and IQ tax would be charged a little less. But when I found several well-known brands of calcium gluconate oral liquids, I found that they contained preservative additives and flavors, as shown in the figure below:

I am actually not very enthusiastic about the issue of baby calcium supplementation. I think it is enough to keep vitamin D+ bask in the sun. I have bought children's calcium tablets for my baby to eat occasionally. If I eat them too many times, I will easily get constipated and  - DayDayNews

certain brand of calcium gluconate ingredients list

Of course, the difference is that some add sodium benzoate , and some are potassium sorbate . So, bad conscience has nothing directly to do with the brand. I just want to simply supplement some calcium with my baby, but I don’t want my baby to take preservatives and flavors every day, so I have all PASS.

2. Natural shrimp skin

Because of the additive problem, I PASS the simple and convenient standard product, so I can only find another way. At this time, shrimp skin appears in my field of vision. After studying it, I found that the shrimp skin is also very knowledgeable.

Shrimp Skin is known as the "calcium library" and is a good choice for supplementing calcium to children. It is not only delicious and nutritious, but also a natural MSG commonly used in various complementary foods. Shrimp skin is also called Chinese shrimp , and is processed after fishing. There are three types of shrimp skins we can see on the market, including light dried shrimp skin, light cooked shrimp skin, and salted cooked shrimp skin.

1) Raw dry shrimp skin: After shrimp is caught, the raw shrimp skin is dried directly or dried after drying, because there is no addition, dryness has high taste and sweetness. Since this shrimp skin is not added, it is likely to turn yellow when placed in the air for a long time and the umami taste gradually fades, so it needs to be frozen and stored. Based on this, it is basically impossible for the shrimp skin exposed on the market to be raw and unadditive.

2) Light-cooked shrimp skin: After the shrimp is caught, it is cooked in sea water, and then dried or dried. The salinity is slightly salty and slightly worse than the raw shrimp skin, and it will feel a little wet to the touch. Because this shrimp skin has a certain amount of salt, it can be stored in the air for more time than the raw shrimp skin, but it is prone to moisture and deterioration over time, so it still needs to be stored in refrigerated.

3) Salty cooked shrimp skin: This shrimp skin is made by merchants adding a large amount of salt to cook and dry the shrimps after being cooked and dried because of excessive salt and moisture. Due to excessive salt and moisture, this salty cooked shrimp skin can be exposed to the air for a long time, so the most common shrimp skin is this kind of shrimp skin, which is also the largest purchase amount we usually buy. Parents often complain that it is really a scattered baby. This is also why many parents have to soak the shrimp skin powder for their children repeatedly to remove the excess salt, but it is still very salty.

Kindly supplements the child with calcium. If the result is that he intakes excessive salt, it will be unsatisfactory. WHO recommends that each person should not consume more than 5 grams of salt per day. Too much salt can easily cause Hypertension. Too much salt can easily induce a variety of diseases in children. Too much salt can not only lead to increased blood pressure in children and cause edema , but also may lead to upper respiratory tract infection in . In addition, excessive salt can directly affect the absorption of zinc and potassium in children's bodies, resulting in zinc deficiency and potassium deficiency in children.

Therefore, try to choose shrimp skins that are dried in lightly because they are not added. While supplementing calcium, the salt content does not exceed the standard, so children can eat more at ease. So the question is, how to distinguish the processing technology of shrimp skin?

3. See for babies with raw dried shrimp skin

1). The eyes of shrimps, the eyes of the dried shrimps are slightly green in the dried shrimps, while the eyes of the cooked shrimps are black.

2) Good shrimp skin will not smell like rotten eggs, and you can’t buy it once there is a odor.

3) Touch. The dryness of the shrimp is very dry to the touch, and it is light and fluffy. Half a pound is a large pack. The light-cooked shrimp skin and salty shrimp skin are moist and have a lot of moisture. Half a pound is only half of the size of the raw-cooked shrimp skin, one-third or even less.

4) Look at the nutritional content on the packaging and directly look at the sodium content. If the sodium content of the product per 100g does not exceed 900mg, it is the raw shrimp skin, and the salt content of light and salty shrimp skin is very high, 4-10 times that of raw shrimp skin.

I am actually not very enthusiastic about the issue of baby calcium supplementation. I think it is enough to keep vitamin D+ bask in the sun. I have bought children's calcium tablets for my baby to eat occasionally. If I eat them too many times, I will easily get constipated and  - DayDayNews

This box weighs 100g

I am actually not very enthusiastic about the issue of baby calcium supplementation. I think it is enough to keep vitamin D+ bask in the sun. I have bought children's calcium tablets for my baby to eat occasionally. If I eat them too many times, I will easily get constipated and  - DayDayNews

This box weighs 120g

I am actually not very enthusiastic about the issue of baby calcium supplementation. I think it is enough to keep vitamin D+ bask in the sun. I have bought children's calcium tablets for my baby to eat occasionally. If I eat them too many times, I will easily get constipated and  - DayDayNews

This box weighs 120g

The picture above is obvious that the sodium content of different brands of raw dried shrimp skins is different. In short, the less sodium content, the better.

5) Taste. The tongue will not deceive people, and the raw shrimp skin is not added, so it tastes only the original umami flavor of the shrimp, not salty.

4. How to use shrimp skin to supplement calcium for babies

1) The best way is to spread the arrived shrimp skins manually and then dry them yourself or stir-fry them over low heat. As long as the shrimp skins are crisp and easy to pinch and break with your hands. Then use wall breaker or baby food supplement machine to twist it into powder and pack it. From choosing shrimp skins to making shrimp powder, I am more happy to do it myself. Of course, there are also people selling ground shrimp powder, but I still like to do it.

2) Because the shrimp powder with light dried shrimp skin is low, it is best to freeze and store it.You can add it when cooking noodles or porridge for your baby. Do not eat salt for your baby under one year old. You can add a little salt after one year old. This way, you can use shrimp skin powder as salt without adding extra salt.

If the baby develops normally, it generally does not need to supplement calcium specifically, but it will have a negative impact. Parents should not interfere too much in the baby's development process. If it is indeed calcium deficiency, I hope this article can give you some reference.

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