Nutritional and metabolic consequences of the early Maillard reaction of heat treated milk in the pig. Significance for man.

Background: During the processing of foods, the Maillard reaction may occur contributing to altering the nutritional value of proteins. In dairy products the formation of lactuloselysine reduces the availability of lysine but the effects on the other nutrients are not very well known.

Aim Of The Study: Determination of the consequences of a high level of lactuloselysine in milk on the bioavailability of skim milk nutrients and the kinetics of their appearance in the portal blood and of their urinary and faecal excretions and extrapolation to lower heat treatments and to man, using the pig model.