Fatty acid profile of buffalo milk produced in southern Brazil
Godinho, Fernanda Marques de SouzaFriedrich, Maria TerezaModesto, Elisa CristinaMota, Amanda de Souza da
Considering that buffalo milk is one of the richest in composition, mainly due to its fat fraction, the objective of this research communicationwasto determine the detailed fatty acid (FA) profile of buffalo milk producedin southern Brazil. Samples were collected from three farms that represent 100% raw buffalo milkproducers ofdairy products. PropertiesA and C had only one milking during the lactation period,and farm B had twomilking. FarmsA and B providedpasture and grain supplements,and farm C, provided only green pasture to the animals. A total of nine FA wasidentified: six saturated,two monounsaturated,and one polyunsaturated (conjugated linoleic acid -CLA). This study is the first to report the FA profile, including desirable fatty acids (DFA)like monounsaturated, polyunsaturated fatty acids,and stearicacid inbuffalo milk from southern Brazil. The farms tested useddifferent food management practices, as well as pasture management, showing that green pasture increases the fatty acid profile inbuffalo milk.In addition, buffalo milk represented agood source of DFA for humans and opens a new field for the dairy industry that can explore the control of its FA composition, mainly through feed management. (AU)
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