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Currently, the extinction of donkeys (Equus asinus) worldwide is very limited, but donkey milk is recently getting popular in many countries due to its nutritional properties and chemical composition. For this reason, in our country, the farmers are encouraged to keep, to raise and increase the number of donkeys in their farms. Milk and donkey products are niche products, consumed by a small number of people, especially people suffering from various diseases (e.g. food allergies, children to whom breast milk should be substituted with milk similar in composition). Donkey milk brings benefits to consumers due to its chemical composition. Donkey milk storage depend on the chemical composition, antioxidant capacity and the biochemical degradation under heat treatment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Milk is a complex food, beneficial to the human body due to its chemical composition. In this study we analyzed the physico-chemical composition of cow's milk under the influence of the season and the antioxidant capacity depending on the lactation. The physico-chemical parameters varied significantly under the influence of this factor. Cow's milk has a high antioxidant capacity, being higher in lactation 2. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Mare's milk is valuable because of its nutritional properties. It is used in human food and tartamente for various diseases. Mare milk changes its composition depending on the lactation. It has the lowest values in first and second lactation in lactating 3, the highest values. The fat content varies between 1.88 g/100 g (lactation 1) and 2.17 g/100 g (lactation 3). Milk protein varies between 1.74 g/100g (lactation 1) and 1.92 g/100 g (lactation 3). For colostrum, affecting all day postpartum physico-chemical parameters. The highest values for these parameters are within 3 days postpartum. On day 5, the low values are observed. The fat content of the colostrum varies between 2.85 g/100 g, on day 1, and 2.13 g/100 g, on day 5. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Donkey milk is used as an alternative source in the diet of young children and newborns due to the similar composition to breast milk. The donkey milk is considered to be a functional food by the chemical composition it presents, thus being beneficial in the nutrition of people suffering from food allergies. The chemical composition and antioxidant capacity of the donkey milk are significantly influenced by lactation and also by the lactation period. Donkey milk has a low fat content compared to other species and high lactose content. These parameters are influenced by the variables such as: lactation, animal age, and feeding. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of lactation on the antioxidant capacity and physicochemical compounds in the donkey milk. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The comparison of the antioxidant activity of the studied forest fruits emphasized a hierarchy of the antioxidant capacity in rosehip, blackthorn, lingonberry and cornelian cherry. The purpose of the study was to investigate the antioxidant capacity and nutritional value of rosehip, blackthorn, lingonberry and cornelian cherry. In the current study, the FT-IR spectroscopy technique was applied to detect molecular components in forest fruits samples. Antioxidant capacity was evaluated with photochemical assay as well as humidity, protein, fibre, lipid and carbohydrate content. The FT-IR results revealed the presence of different bio-active compounds in berries such as flavonoids, tannins, sugars, acids, proanthocyanidins, carotenoids, citric metabolites and others. The highest antioxidant capacity was observed in rosehip 105.67±1.38 and blackthorn 49.89±1.92 (µg/mg equivalent ascorbic acid). Regarding nutritional parameters, rosehip showed the most increased content of protein displaying average values of 1.60, carbohydrates 38.20 and fibre 24.10 (g/100 g/sample). These results can provide useful information providing a research interest for the identification of new molecular compounds from Romanian flora samples. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]