Table 5.
Vitamin A and tocopherol content of low melting point fractions of buffalo milk fat
Vitamin | Storage Days | PBMF | LMPF-25 | LMPF-15 | LMPF-10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vitamin A μg/100 g | 0 | 512 ± 0.22f | 568 ± 0.88e | 654 ± 0.65b | 718 ± 0.49a |
45 | 508 ± 0.39f | 560 ± 1.36e | 644 ± 0.32b | 713 ± 0.78a | |
90 | 431 ± 1.19g | 519 ± 0.77f | 611 ± 0.91d | 673 ± 1.44c | |
α-Tocopherol mg/g | 0 | 133 ± 0.29d | 141 ± 0.18c | 166 ± 0.25b | 197 ± 0.37a |
45 | 131 ± 0.17d | 137 ± 0.42d | 161 ± 0.39b | 192 ± 0.66a | |
90 | 116 ± 0.35f | 122 ± 0.12e | 142 ± 0.59c | 175 ± 0.19b |
In one row, if means are expressed with a different letter, these are statistically significant (P < 0.05)
PBMF: Parent Buffalo Milk Fat
LMPF-25: Low Melting Point Fraction of Buffalo Milk Fat Obtained at 25 °C
LMPF-15: Low Melting Point Fraction of Buffalo Milk Fat Obtained at 15 °C
LMPF-10: Low Melting Point Fraction of Buffalo Milk Fat Obtained at 10 °C