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In vitro Digestion of Emulsions in a Single Droplet via Multi Subphase Exchange of Simulated Gastrointestinal Fluids
Published on: November 18, 2022
Whey-based sports supplements: Heat damage and protein breakdown after in vitro gastrointestinal digestion
Fabio Masotti1, Milda Stuknytė2, Irene Da Costa1
1Dipartimento di Scienze per gli Alimenti, la Nutrizione e l'Ambiente, Università degli Studi di Milano, via G. Celoria 2, Milan, Italy.
Abstract:
This study was aimed to evaluate the effect of heat damage on the release of total amino acids (AA), essential AA (EAA), branched-chain AA (BCAA) and bioactive peptides following in vitro static simulated gastrointestinal digestion (SGID) of four commercial whey-protein based sports supplements. The extent of protein glycation and denaturation was evaluated through the determination of the content of furosine and soluble whey proteins. The strongest protein breakdown (41.3 %) and the highest release of AA, EAA and BCAA (36.20, 27.78, and 11.30 g/100 g protein, respectively) was observed in the sports supplement characterised by the lowest (52.5 %) level of soluble whey proteins; whereas the protein glycation had a negligible impact on the studied parameters. The SGID also led to the release of several peptides with various reported bioactivities that may be beneficial to sports activity.
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