豆基婴儿配方粉是以大豆蛋白为原料,根据婴儿生长发育的营养需求添加所需的维生素和矿物质等制成的一种配方食品。豆基婴儿配方粉的开发可以解决在婴儿喂养期母乳喂养不足,乳基配方粉价格较高,部分婴儿乳糖不耐或乳蛋白过敏等一系列的问题。文中概述了近年来豆基婴儿配方粉市场、配方开发及食用安全性的研究进展。目前对豆基婴儿配方粉主要的安全质疑来自于配方粉中的异黄酮类植物雌激素的含量相对较高。文中也从用豆基婴儿配方粉喂养的婴儿其异黄酮每日的摄入量、异黄酮在婴儿体内消化和吸收的途径以及异黄酮对婴儿生长发育的影响这三个方面对豆基婴儿配方粉的安全性进行了综述。

Soy infant formula refers to infant formula food which contains soy protein,vitamin and mineral and satisfies the nutrition requirement for infant growth. Development of soy infant formula could solve some problems in infant feeding,such as the deficiency of breast feeding,high price of cows' milk-based formula and infants with lactose intolerance or cows' milk protein allergy. This review gives an overview of the market of soy infant formula,its guideline,manufacturing process and safety evaluation. During the past few years,concerns have been raised over potential risks of soy infant formula,in particular with regard to its high phytoestrogen content. This review is focused on recent research progress on estimating infant exposure of isoflavones,absorption,metabolism and excretion of isoflavones,as well as the effect of isoflavones on infant growth and development.