Bioactive Components in Milk

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What are bioactive components in foods?

Specific constituents found in foods with beneficial physiological function beyond nutritional function

Which component in milk is currently the foremost source of bioactive components?

Milk proteins

What is the state of the majority of the bioactivity of milk proteins?

Dormant, incomplete, or absent in the original protein

Why have other components in milk besides milk proteins not been intensively studied?

<p>Milk proteins overshadow other components as they are more well-studied</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of bioactive components in foods?

<p>Comprise beneficial physiological function beyond nutritional function</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'bioactive components' refer to?

<p>Specific constituents found in foods with beneficial physiological function beyond nutritional function</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which mineral is crucial for skeletal mineralization and is required in numerous biological functions in the body?

<p>Calcium</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the predominant source of calcium in the human diet?

<p>Milk and dairy products</p> Signup and view all the answers

How could bioactive components be released during enzymatic hydrolysis?

<p>By digestive enzymes in the gastrointestinal transportation</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the most biologically active isomer of Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA) found in milk and dairy products?

<p>Cis-9, trans-11</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the reported beneficial role of calcium in dairy products according to research?

<p>Reduced fat mass in young women</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which form does the majority of Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA) exist in milk fat?

<p>Cis-9, trans-11</p> Signup and view all the answers

How can peptides with biological activity be produced during food processing?

<p>Through proteolytic digestion using digestive enzymes</p> Signup and view all the answers

What could be released by enzymes derived from microorganisms or plants according to the text?

<p>Bioactive peptides</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are bioactive components generated during milk fermentation and cheese maturation?

<p>Proteins and amino acids</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of CLA according to animal trials mentioned in the text?

<p>It has an anticarcinogenic effect</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a bioactive component referred to as in foods?

<p>Specific constituents found in foods in small quantities with beneficial physiological function</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the current status of the bioactivity of the majority of milk proteins?

<p>Completely inactive and absent in the original protein</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main characteristic of the bioactivity of milk proteins?

<p>Predominantly dormant with no potential for activity</p> Signup and view all the answers

What distinguishes milk proteins from other components in terms of study and description?

<p>They have been studied extensively and described comprehensively</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of bioactive components in milk based on the text?

<p>Comprising beneficial physiological function beyond nutritional value</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which form does the majority of Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA) exist in milk fat?

<p>Esterified form within triglycerides</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the most biologically active isomer of Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA) found in milk and dairy products?

<p>Cis-9, trans-11 CLA</p> Signup and view all the answers

How could bioactive components be released during enzymatic hydrolysis?

<p>Through digestive enzymes in the gastrointestinal transportation</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the predominant source of calcium in the human diet?

<p>Milk and dairy products</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are bioactive components generated during milk fermentation and cheese maturation?

<p>Peptides with biological activity</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA) according to animal trials mentioned in the text?

<p>Anticarcinogenic effect</p> Signup and view all the answers

What distinguishes milk proteins from other components in terms of study and description?

<p>Presence of bioactive components</p> Signup and view all the answers

How can peptides with biological activity be produced during food processing?

<p>Through proteolytic digestion</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'bioactive components' refer to?

<p>'Functional' food components</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which mineral is crucial for skeletal mineralization and numerous biological functions in the body?

<p>Calcium</p> Signup and view all the answers

What could be released by enzymes derived from microorganisms or plants according to the text?

<p>Bioactive peptides</p> Signup and view all the answers

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