Abstract
Colostrum samples of recently registered cow breed "Himachali Pahari" were assorted from high altitude zone (901-2200 m). Prepared bovine colostrum whey powder (BCWP) was analysed for chemical composition, amino acids, minerals, surface morphology (SEM-EDS), FTIR and dielectric properties. Results showed that freeze-dried BCWP contained a considerable amount of nutritional parameters viz IgG (18.55 g/100 g), protein (71.72 g/100 g) and total amino acids (69.64 g/100 g). Additionally, the concentration of essential minerals was found to be adequate, and there was no presence of heavy metals. The BCWP exhibits good dielectric properties (resistance ∼57 M-Ω). SEM-EDS showed the broken up-wards layer structure with the uniform distribution of minerals on the surface. The FTIR spectra confirmed the presence of a higher proportion of β-sheets and β-turn structures in BCWP. Thus, on account of good functional and nutritive properties, BCWP could be foreseen as the future of functional food.
Keywords:
AAs, Amino acids; ASL, Above sea level; Amino acids; BC, Bovine colostrum; BCWP, Bovine colostrum whey powder; Bovine colostrum; DPs, Dielectric properties; Dielectric property; EDS, Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy; FTIR, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; Freeze-dried whey powder; Igs, Immunoglobins; Micronutrients; SEM, Scanning electron microscopy; Surface morphology; WP, Whey powder.