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Effect of cactus pear (Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Miller) on the antioxidant capacity of donkey milk
Rosanna PaolinoFrancesco AdduciCarlo CosentinoAlessio AllegraValeria ValentiniCristiana Labellasubject
PEARAntioxidantABTSDPPHProcess Chemistry and Technologymedicine.medical_treatment0402 animal and dairy scienceBioengineering04 agricultural and veterinary sciencesBiologybiology.organism_classification040401 food science040201 dairy & animal scienceAntioxidant capacitychemistry.chemical_compound0404 agricultural biotechnologychemistryCactusmedicineCladodesFood scienceDonkeyFood Sciencedescription
The cladodes of Opuntia ficus‐indica (L.) Miller were fed to lactating donkeys as an alternative food, in order to evaluate effects on the chemical composition and antioxidant activity of their milk. Lactating donkeys were divided into two groups: standard feeding and alternative feeding. With regard to chemical composition, no differences were observed. Total antioxidant capacity was constant in the standard feeding group, while it increased in the alternative feeding group: the radical scavenging activity increased from 95.53% to 96.62% in the ABTS test and from 28.40% to 33.33% in the DPPH test. This indicated that alternative feeding affects the antioxidant capacity of milk.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-12-18 | International Journal of Dairy Technology |