The Effect of Beta Cyclodextrin on the Removal of Cholesterol from Buffalo Milk
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.52763/PJSIR.BIOL.SCI.60.2.2017.87.91Keywords:
beta cyclodextrin, cholesterol, fatty acid profile, triglyceride profile, buffalo milkAbstract
This study was conducted to find out the efficiency of beta cyclodextrin (bCD) for the removal
of cholesterol from buffalo milk. Standardised (3.5% fat) and homogenised buffalo milk was treated with
bCD at three different concentrations i.e., 0.5, 1 and 1.5% (T1, T2 and T3) and compared with a control
without bCD treatment. Treatment of milk with bCD at all concentrations did not show any negative impact
on pH and acidity of milk. 90% cholesterol was removed when buffalo milk was treated with 1.5% bCD.
Treatment of milk with bCD did not reveal significant effect on fatty acid and triglyceride composition
of milk as well as physicochemical and sensory characteristics (P>0.05). These results depicted that bCD
can be used efficiently for the removal of cholesterol from buffalo milk.
