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Y. POULIOT and S. F. Gauthier. STELA Dairy Research Ctr./Institute of Food & Nutraceuticals (INAF), Univ. Laval, Pavillon Paul-Comtois, Local 1316, Quebec, QC G1K 7P4, Canada It is now established that whey proteins contain bioactive peptide sequences in their primary structure. An increasing number of whey protein-derived peptides are shown shown to exert an activity on specific physiological functions (cardiovascular, immune defence system, digestion and absorption of minerals) in various models. These recent advances have triggered the development of new ingredients such as bioactive whey protein hydrolysates and peptides that compete with hydrolysates and peptides from other sources (e.g. plant & fish). A comparison between whey, plant and fish as source of bioactive peptides evidences some distinctive advantages of whey peptides over the other sources for similar bioactivities. There is a significant potential for whey proteins to generate new bioactive peptides for nutraceutical and cosmeceutical applications in the next decade.
Session 30, Whey proteins in foods: Past, present and future
2005 IFT Annual Meeting, July 15-20 - New Orleans, Louisiana |