Research Article

Changes in Techno-Functional Characteristics of Cow Colostrum Powder Prepared by Freeze Drying

Table 3

Composition of freeze-dried bovine skimmed colostrum powder and colostrum whey powder.

Type of powderBovine skimmed colostrum powderBovine colostrum whey powder

Constituents1st milking2nd milking3rd milking1st milking2nd milking3rd milking

Total solids (%)94.88a ± 0.14894.89a ± 0.1494.83a ± 0.1494.73a ± 0.1394.65a ± 0.14794.60a ± 0.155
Fat (%)5.2a ± 0.155.5b ± 0.235.7c ± 0.212.6d ± 0.0262.4e ± 0.0262.2f ± 0.027
Protein (%)69.91a ± 0.1564.93b ± 0.1361.94c ± 0.1467.22d ± 0.13961.06e ± 0.02557.79f ± 0.158
Lactose (%)12.71a ± 0.0720.21b ± 0.1124.44c ± 0.08915.23d ± 0.10223.23e ± 0.1926.91f ± 0.15
Ash (%)7.39a ± 0.0186.94b ± 0.046.49c ± 0.0196.10d ± 0.054.75e ± 0.033.8f ± 0.04
IgG (g/100 g)36.62a ± 0.5627.87b ± 1.220.51c ± 0.2733.33d ± 0.6524.53e ± 0.63816.8f ± 0.42
IgA (g/100 g)1.75a ± 0.0241.40b ± 0.0191.29c ± 0.0091.58d ± 0.0541.17e ± 0.0101.057f ± 0.013
IGF1 (μg/100 g)921.6a ± 11.68741.2b ± 4.86617.2c ± 7.28869.8d ± 13.45688e ± 5.96454.4f ± 6.34
IGF2 (μg/100 g)351.5a ± 3.96311.5b ± 3.86243.3c ± 4.16328.7d ± 2.20276.6e ± 2.17216.6f ± 3.08
TGFβ1 (μg/100 g)6.64a ± 0.0845.40b ± 0.0294.17c ± 0.1825.93d ± 0.0334.94e ± 0.0863.32f ± 0.1420
TGFβ2 (μg/100 g)1278a ± 20.151076b ± 22856.8c ± 15.361167d ± 19.33950.2e ± 31.19769.2f ± 4.22

n = 15, mean ± SE; values followed by different superscript are significantly different .