Avaliação do perfil de ácidos graxos do leite caprino

Abstract

Goat farming is a widespread activity in emerging countries, providing products such as goat milk, a food that stands out for its high nutritional value, being a potential substitute for cow's milk due to its characteristics hypoallergenic. In view of this scenario, this study aimed to explain about the fatty acid profile of goat milk, focusing on its functional potential on human health, since several studies over the years show that the fatty acid profile of this food has anticarcinogenic, antidiabetogenic, hypocholesterolemic properties, among others, being totally antagonistic to the idea that milk fat is bad for health. It is also known that milk fat is the component that suffers the most alterations, opening the possibility of conducting studies that collaborate to ensure an increasingly nutritionally rich product, in order to popularize the presence of this food on the Brazilian meals. Thus, it can be said that goat milk brings several benefits to human health, especially in relation to its fatty acid profile.