RT Journal Article
T1 A2 Milk: New Perspectives for Food Technology and Human Health
A1 Fernández Rico, Salvador
A1 Mondragón Portocarrero, Alicia del Carmen
A1 López Santamarina, Aroa
A1 Cardelle Cobas, Alejandra
A1 Regal López, Patricia
A1 Lamas Freire, Alexandre
A1 Samuel Ibarra, Israel
A1 Cepeda Sáez, Alberto
A1 Miranda López, José Manuel
K1 A2 milk
K1 β-casein
K1 β-casomorphin 7
K1 lactose intolerance
K1 gastrointestinal discomfort
AB Although milk consumption is increasing worldwide, in some geographical regions, its consumption has persistently declined in recent decades. This fact, together with the increase in milk production prices, has caused both milk producers and the dairy industry to be immersed in a major crisis. Some possible solutions to this problem are to get people who do not currently consume milk to start drinking it again, or to market milk and dairy products with a higher added value. In this context, a type of milk called A2 has recently received attention from the industry. This type of milk, characterized by a difference in an amino acid at position 67 of the β-casein polypeptide chain, releases much smaller amounts of bioactive opioid peptide β-casomorphin 7 upon digestion, which has been linked to harmful effects on human health. Additionally, A2 milk has been attributed worse technological properties in the production of some dairy products. Thus, doubts exist about the convenience for the dairy industry to bet on this product. The aim of this review is to provide an update on the effects on human health of A2 milk, as well as its different technological properties to produce dairy products.
PB MDPI
SN 2304-8158
YR 2022
FD 2022-08-09
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10347/43477
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10347/43477
LA eng
NO Fernández-Rico, S.; Mondragón, A.d.C.; López-Santamarina, A.; Cardelle-Cobas, A.; Regal, P.; Lamas, A.; Ibarra, I.S.; Cepeda, A.; Miranda, J.M. A2 Milk: New Perspectives for Food Technology and Human Health. Foods 2022, 11, 2387. https:// doi.org/10.3390/foods11162387
DS Minerva
RD 28 abr 2026