Effect of HTST Thermal Treatments on End-Use Quality Characteristics of Goat Milk
Table 1
Physico-chemical characteristics of raw of goat milk.
Parameter
Values of raw milk (±SD)
Specific gravity
1.04 ± 0.002
Viscosity (mPa s)
1.62 ± 0.2
Hunter L value
83.79 ± 0.36
Titratable acidity (lactic acid%)
0.17 ± 0.01
Total fat content (w/w%)
4.1 ± 0.2
Fat oxidation (mg of malonaldehyde kg−1)∗∗
0.007 ± 0.004
Total protein (w/w%)
3.54 ± 0.06
Nonprotein nitrogen (NPN w/w%)
0.28 ± 0.08
Casein protein (w/w %)
2.65 ± 0.07
Whey protein (%)‡
17.2
Antioxidative activity (μmol l−1)†
34.8 ± 5.01
Coliform count (log cfu ml−1)
Nil
Mesophilic count (log cfu ml−1)
≤5.69
Psychrotrophic count (log cfu ml−1)
<2.3
∗∗Base on the 2-thiobarbituric acid (TBA) test. ‡Calculated using equation (1). †Based on the free radical scavenging activity 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH).