Junyu Pan, Zhongna Yu, Jiayin Dai, Hongning Jiang, Cuiping Shi, Qijing Du, Wanting Zhu, Latiful Bari, Rongbo Fan, Jun Wang, Yongxin Yang, Rongwei Han
Milk and dairy products are excellent sources of mineral elements, including Ca, P, Mg, Na, K and Zn. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of non-thermal (homogenization) and thermal (heat treatment) treatments on the distribution of mineral elements in 4 milk fractions: fat, casein, whey protein, and aqueous phase. The study results revealed that the distribution of mineral elements (such as Mg and Fe) in fat fractions is extremely low, while significant mineral elements such as Ca, Zn, Fe, and Cu are mostly dispersed in casein fractions...
March 13, 2024: Journal of Dairy Science