Vitamin A distribution among fat globule core, fat globule membrane, and serum fraction in milk

J Dairy Sci. 1995 Mar;78(3):498-505. doi: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(95)76660-7.

Abstract

In cream suspensions and partly skimmed milks obtained by successive centrifugation from whole milk, the concentration of vitamin A per gram of fat was inversely related to the mean size of fat globules. This result indicated that not all the vitamin A of milk was located in the fat globule core, which was further supported by studies of buttermilk and butter oil fractions obtained by churning of cream. These studies indicated that a portion of the vitamin A was associated with the fat globule membrane. The vitamin A content per gram of fat of purified fat globules was similar to vitamin A content per gram of fat of the whole milk from which they were isolated. This result indicated that the amount of vitamin A in the serum fraction was negligible and that vitamin A was localized in the fat globule and fat globule membrane.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cattle
  • Cell Membrane / chemistry
  • Female
  • Lipids / analysis*
  • Milk / chemistry*
  • Particle Size
  • Vitamin A / analysis*

Substances

  • Lipids
  • Vitamin A