Impact of elderly gastrointestinal alterations on gastric emptying and enzymatic hydrolysis of skim milk: An in vitro study using a dynamic stomach system.

Food Chem

Life Quality Interest Group, School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Material Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, Jiangsu Province, China. Electronic address:

Published: February 2023

This study aimed to evaluate gastric emptying and enzymatic hydrolysis of skim milk using a dynamic in vitro gastrointestinal system mimicking digestive conditions in young adult and elderly individuals. The gastric emptying half-time was 22.5 and 26.5 min in the young adult and elderly models, respectively. The degree of proteolysis at 120 min reached 42.3 % under adult digestion, significantly higher than that for the elderly (37.2 %). Moreover, milk proteins, particularly β-lactoglobulin, was more resistant to hydrolysis throughout elderly digestion. The slowed gastric emptying and impaired proteolysis were supported by the formation of more large clusters and protein aggregates under elderly digestion particularly between 60 and 120 min. This was attributed to the decreased gastric contractions and lowered digestive secretions in the elderly model that would impede the flow and breakdown of protein aggregates. This study is meaningful for future development of milk products that are more suitable for the elderly.

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