Donkey milk: An overview on functionality, technology, and future prospects

Food Reviews International

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 316-333

  Aspri, Maria ^a   Economou, Nicole ^a   Papademas, Photis ^a  

^a CYPRUS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; bioactivity; donkey milk; fermentation; functional foods; health benefits; lysozyme

Indexed keywords

ENZYMES; FERMENTATION; FOOD TECHNOLOGY; FUNCTIONAL FOOD;

ANTI-BACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTI-MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; DONKEY MILK; FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES; HEALTH BENEFITS; HYPOALLERGENICITY; IMMUNO MODULATIONS; NOCV1; NUTRITIONAL PROFILES;

BIOACTIVITY;

EID: 84994143399     PISSN: 87559129     EISSN: 15256103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/87559129.2016.1175014     Document Type: Review

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