文摘
To determine the bioavailability of industrially heat-treated milk proteins, male Wistar rats were given[15N]-labeled meals containing either nonheated-micellar casein (CAS), milk soluble protein isolate(MSPI), and microfiltered milk (MF)-or heated products-"high temperature short time" pasteurized(HTST), "higher temperature, shorter time" pasteurized (HHST), ultrahigh temperature-treated (UHT),and spray-dried (SPRAY) milks. The postprandial distribution of dietary nitrogen was measured inthe splanchnic area and urea. Digestibility was around 96% except for SPRAY (94%) and MSPI(98%). Ingested nitrogen recovered in the splanchnic bed was 19.3% for SPRAY, 16.7% for MF, andaround 14-15% for other products. Deamination of dietary nitrogen reached 21.2, 20.6, and 18.2%of ingested nitrogen for MSPI, SPRAY, and CAS, respectively, and around 14-16% for other products.In our model, only spray drying led to a significant increase of splanchnic extraction. Moreover, thebiological value of purified protein fractions appeared to be lower than that seen in products containingtotal milk protein.Keywords: Heat treatments; milk protein; protein quality; rat; in vivo assay