The impact of animal feeding on the composition of volatile compounds in dairy products has been studied by numerous authors. However, although it is known that volatile compounds from forage may be transferred into milk, there is only little information based on quantitative data. Therefore, the influence of different feeding regimes like hay from mountain pastures, rosemary and microencapsulated rosemary oil and lemon oil on the spectrum of volatile compounds in raw cow’s milk and on the transfer rate of selected volatiles was examined. Feeding microencapsulated lemon oil resulted in a transfer of α-pinene, β-pinene und limonene. On the basis of the concentrations of these terpenes in the microencapsulated lemon oil and in the milk and the data about individually milk quantity and intake of these terpenes it was possible to set up a calculation of the transfer for the first time.
«The impact of animal feeding on the composition of volatile compounds in dairy products has been studied by numerous authors. However, although it is known that volatile compounds from forage may be transferred into milk, there is only little information based on quantitative data. Therefore, the influence of different feeding regimes like hay from mountain pastures, rosemary and microencapsulated rosemary oil and lemon oil on the spectrum of volatile compounds in raw cow’s milk and on the trans...
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