A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON NUTRITIVE VALUE AND PHYSICO-CHEMICAL PARAMETERS OF ANDALUSIAN BREED OF DONKEY MILK WITH OTHER RUMINANT MILKS IN KAMAREDDY DISTRICT
AbstractRecently, there has been increasing interest in donkey’s milk. Donkeys’ milk is a good alternative source for infant nutrition in the case of cow milk protein allergy and substitute to human milk. The main aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the proximate composition and physico-chemical properties of Andalusian breed donkey milk with different species mainly buffalo, cow and goat milk obtained from Kamareddy district of Telangana state. The milk samples were analyzed for proximate composition like fat, protein, carbohydrate, ash and total solids, physico-chemical properties such as pH, specific gravity, titratable acidity and viscosity. It was observed from the results that among all the species buffalo and goat milk showed higher levels of all the constituents than that of cow and donkey milk. The specific gravity, titratable acidity, ash, and protein content of buffalo milk showed higher than donkey milk, but had a lower lactose level than donkey, goat and cow milk. All the tested parameters were similar in buffalo and goat milk except lactose which was higher in donkey milk.
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IJPSR
G. Swarnalatha * and S. Sharath Kumar
Department of Dairy Chemistry, College of Dairy Technology, Kamareddy, PVNRTVU, Nizamabad, Telangana, India.
swarna2411@gmail.com
08 June 2024
29 June 2024
17 July 2024
10.13040/IJPSR.0975-8232.15(11).3291-96
01 November 2024
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