Natania Jayne Lim, Fiona Therese Reyes, Anna Mae Sevilla (February 1999)
Philippine Science High School Western Visayas Campus – Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PSHS WVC), Brgy. Bito-on, Jaro, Iloilo City 5000, Philippines
ABSTRACT
Spirulina-enriched powdered cow’s milk was produced by integrating proportional amounts of powdered Spirulina into fresh cow’s milk. The resulting milk product was compared with pure cow’s milk and with milk of leading brand in terms of protein, calcium, phosphorus, ash, dry matter and lactic acid content.
The One-Way Anova-Randomized Design showed a significant difference in protein, calcium, phosphorus, ash, dry matter and lactic acid content among the milk types.
The results of the nutrient analyses showed that the Spirulina-enriched powdered cow’s milk contains a significantly higher (p0.05) amount of calcium, protein, phosphorus, and ash, compared to the pure milk and milk of leading brand. However, it contains less lactic acid than the milk of the leading brand, and less dry matter than both the other milk types.