Effect of the addition of milk fat globule membrane materials to the construction of fat globule interface in infant formula

Abstract

To investigate whether the addition of milk fat globule membrane (MFGM) materials could improve the fat stability of infant formula and study the mechanism of membrane construction of fat globules, MFGM materials were added to infant formula in raw materials. The results showed that the optimal additional amount of MFGM materials was 0.5% to achieve better fat stability in the infant formula. The concentration of interfacial proteins in the reconstituted milk‐added MFGM materials was higher than in the control sample. Moreover, the laser confocal scanning microscopy image showed that MFGM materials were involved in the membrane construction of fat globules.