Lecture 2- Milk Flashcards
Biological definition of milk
Liquid normally secreted by female mammals for nourishment of their young
Chemical definition of milk
A colloidal suspension of organic and inorganic food substances consisting of water, fats, carbohydrates, proteins, mineral salts, some bacteria, enzymes, and vitamins.
Legal definition of milk
= lawyer wording and lots of wiggle room
% water in milk
87%
% fat in milk
3.8% (w/ genetics up to 4.2%)
% caseins in milk
2.8%
% albumins/lactalbumin/globulins in milk
.7
% lactose/sugar in milk
5.0 = leading solid component
% ash (minerals) in milk
.7%
% total solids in milk
13%
% total solids non-fat (SNF) in milk
9.2%
% Proteins in milk
3.5%
% fat in whole milk
3.2%
Fat exists in milk as a …
Temporary emulsion
Fat globules membranes contain 3 things and have a ____ charge
Phospholipids, proteins, enzymes, negative
What percent of milk liquids in triglycerides
98-99%
What percent of milk lipids in phospholipids
.2-1%, in membrane and only partially soluble in water= emulsifying agent
What percent of milk lipids is sterols? Waxes and vitamins are trace.
.25%
Triglycerides have a
3-carbon backbone
Fatty acid
R-C-OH, with =O on C
Saturated=
All single bonds between carbons
Unsaturated=
At least 1 double bond in carbon chain
What percent of fatty acids in milk are saturated
66% 2/3
What percent of fatty acids in milk are unsaturated
34% 1/3
What three fatty acids give male goats their smell?
Caproic 4, Caprylic 8, Capric 10
10 Major fatty acids in milk lipids and number of carbon atoms
Butyric 4 (smells), Caproic 6, Caprylic 8, Capric 10, Lauric 12, Myristic 14, Palmitic 16, Stearic 18, Oleic 18=, Linoleic 18==
Why does cream rise to the top? (Pyramid of 4)
Specific gravity (fat .9, water 1, whole milk 1.03, other milk solids 1.5)
Lactose (building blocks, creation, compare to sucrose)
Glucose + galactose, only made in mammary glands so milk is only natural source; lower solubility and less sweet than sucrose
Lactose exists in milk in …
True molecular solution
Proteins exist in milk in…
Colloidal dispersion
Surplus lysine in milk helps to…
Offset lysine deficiencies in cereal proteins such as corn (genetically engineered some corn to have more lysine)
Most abundant milk protein
Caseins; only from mammary tissues, contained as micelles, beta caseins (A1/A2) for health
What are the 2 whey (serum) proteins and their importance
Lactalbumin (more), lactoglobulin as immunoglobulins
Do eggs or milk have better nutritional value based on protein quality?
Eggs