Development if healthy milk and yogurt products for reducing metabolic diseases using cyclodextrin and omega-3 fatty acids from fish oil

The food industry is constantly attempting to develop better products that will have a positive effect on health. Feiraco (R) and Clesa (R), expressed their intention to create novel products using UNICLA (R) milk as a matrix to develop functional foods. In this respect, beta-cyclodextrin (beta-CD) at 1% was able to reduce the cholesterol concentration in Feiraco-UNICLA (R) milk products by around 87-85%. Products were fortified with omega-3 from fish oil with alpha- and beta-CD acting as carriers. It was possible to add around 50% of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA), with a high diet proportion of fibre and similar organoleptic properties to commercial omega-3 products. 80% of a sensory panel found our formulations satisfactory. The final product was stable, and the bioaccessibilty of the fatty acids added to the milk was around 74%. These results as a whole satisfy the aid of Feiraco (R) and Clesa (R) to develop improved products.