Journal
JOURNAL OF DAIRY RESEARCH
Volume 83, Issue 4, Pages 422-429Publisher
CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1017/S0022029916000686
Keywords
Camel milk; casein; milk protein; protein functionality; whey proteins; technological properties; dairy foods
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This review summarises current knowledge on camel milk proteins, with focus on significant peculiarities in protein composition and molecular properties. Camel milk is traditionally consumed as a fresh or naturally fermented product. Within the last couple of years, an increasing quantity is being processed in dairy plants, and a number of consumer products have been marketed. A better understanding of the technological and functional properties, as required for product improvement, has been gained in the past years. Absence of the whey protein beta-LG and a low proportion of kappa-casein cause differences in relation to dairy processing. In addition to the technological properties, there are also implications for human nutrition and camel milk proteins are of interest for applications in infant foods, for food preservation and in functional foods. Proposed health benefits include inhibition of the angiotensin converting enzyme, antimicrobial and antioxidant properties as well as an antidiabetogenic effect. Detailed investigations on foaming, gelation and solubility as well as technological consequences of processing should be investigated further for the improvement of camel milk utilisation in the near future.
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