Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
DOI
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Abstract
The effect of various light sources and illumination intensities on the destruction of vitamin C was determined during the storage of pasteurized milk. For this purpose, raw cow's milk was pasteurized at 72 ^oC for 15 s, and then stored in 2 different refrigerators (4 ± 1^oC) illuminated by fluorescent and tungsten light (normal light) sources with intensities of 1100, 2400 and 5800 lux. As a control group, a pasteurized milk sample was stored at the same temperature under dark conditions. The amount of vitamin C in the milk samples was recorded after 0, 6, 12, 24, 48, 72, 96 and 120 h of storage. Vitamin C contents of the milk samples stored without a light source were higher than those of milk samples stored under the fluorescent and normal lights. As the intensity of light increased, a concomitant loss of vitamin C was observed. Conversely, as storage time increased, the content of vitamin C in the pasteurized milk samples decreased.
Keywords
Pasteurized milk, vitamin loss, vitamin C, storage time
First Page
1097
Last Page
1100
Recommended Citation
ÇAKMAKÇI, SONGÜL and TURGUT, TAMER (2005) "Influence of Different Light Sources, Illumination Intensities and Storage Times on the Vitamin C Content in Pasteurized Milk," Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences: Vol. 29: No. 5, Article 3. Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/veterinary/vol29/iss5/3
