Premium
Effect of cactus pear ( Opuntia ficus‐indica (L.) Miller) on the antioxidant capacity of donkey milk
Author(s) -
Valentini Valeria,
Allegra Alessio,
Adduci Francesco,
Labella Cristiana,
Paolino Rosanna,
Cosentino Carlo
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international journal of dairy technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.061
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1471-0307
pISSN - 1364-727X
DOI - 10.1111/1471-0307.12477
Subject(s) - cladodes , donkey , cactus , pear , antioxidant capacity , dpph , abts , antioxidant , food science , ficus , biology , botany , biochemistry , ecology
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.