Table 1.

Main functional properties described for bioactive peptides detected in some types of cheeses.

Functional Property	Cheese Type	References
Anti-hypertensive	Crescenza and Gorgonzola	[35]
	Artisanal Coalho cheese	[31]
	Gouda	[36,37]
	Blue, Edam, and Havarti	[38]
	Parmigiano-Reggiano	[3,10,39]
	Chinese Rushan and Naizha	[40]
	Goatskin Tulum cheese	[25]
	Karish, Feta-type, Domiati, Ras, Gouda, and Edam	[26]
Antimicrobial	Artisanal Coalho cheese	[31,32,41]
	Emmental	[42]
	Canastra	[30]
	Parmigiano-Reggiano	[3,10]
	Chinese Rushan and Naizha	[40]
	Buffalo mozzarella	[7]
	Goatskin Tulum cheese	[25]
	Karish, Feta-type, Domiati, Ras, Gouda, and Edam	[26]
Antioxidant	Cheddar	[43,44]
	Fresco	[45]
	Parmigiano-Reggiano	[3,10]
	Cottage cheese, Mozzarella, Ricotta, and Gorgonzola	[46]
	Feta, Pecorino Toscano, Roquefort, Pecorino Sardo, and Cerrilhano	[47]
	Artisanal Coalho cheese	[31,32]
	Mexican white cheese whey	[48]
	Chinese Rushan and Naizha	[40]
	Goatskin Tulum cheese	[25]
	Karish, Feta-type, Domiati, Ras, Gouda, and Edam	[26]
Immunomodulatory	Comté and Grana Padano	[49,50,51]
	Parmigiano-Reggiano	[3,10]
	Chinese Rushan and Naizha	[40]
	Goatskin Tulum cheese	[25]
	Edam, Gouda, Karish, and Ras	[26]
Anticarcinogenic	Montagnard, Pont-l’Eveque, Brie, Camembert, Danablue, and Blue	[52]
	Cow and buffalo milk cheddar	[1,53]
	Parmigiano-Reggiano	[3]
	Goatskin Tulum cheese	[25]
	Domiati, Edam, and Gouda	[26]
Opioid	Parmigiano Reggiano	[3]
	Domiati, Edam, Feta-type, and Ras	[26]
	Gouda	[26,38]
	Crescenza	[35]
	Brie	[54]
	Gorgonzola, Caprino, Taleggio, Fontina, Cheddar, and Grana Padano	[55,56]
Zinc binding	Artisanal Coalho cheese	[32]