Volatile organic compounds of mountainous plant species and the produced milk as affected by altitude in Greece: A preliminary study. (18th December 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bozoudi, Despina; Claps, Salvatore; Abraham, Eleni M; Parissi, Zoi M; Litopoulou‐Tzanetaki, Evanthia
• Is Part Of: International journal of dairy technology. Volume 72:Number 1(2019)
• Page Start: 159
• Page End: 164
• Publication Date: 2018-12-18
• Subjects: Forage pasture -- Grazing sheep -- GC‐MS -- VOCs -- Geographical discrimination -- Sheep's milk Feta cheese; Dairying -- Periodicals; Dairying -- Great Britain -- Periodicals; 637
• DOI: 10.1111/1471-0307.12573
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1364-727X

Abstract

Abstract : The objective of this study was to characterise the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) profile of plant species, bulk forage grazed by sheep and produced milk at different mountainous areas of Greece. The most abundant plant species of vegetation at 800 m (hill‐land) and 1300 m (highland) altitude, bulk forage and milk samples, were collected. The VOCs profiles of the plant species and milk varied. Common VOCs in milk from both areas were identified, whereas others were discriminatory for each area. Overall, the VOCs composition of mountainous milk could provide a basis for Feta cheese identification with its region.