Some Physicochemical Properties and Fatty Acid Compositions of Different Originated Anatolian Water Buffaloes Milk Samples

This study was carried out to determine the physicochemical properties and the fatty acid composition of milk samples collected from different originated Anatolian water buffaloes living in the same farm. The fat amounts in samples were ranged between 5.24 and 8.67%. The fatty acids with the highest ratios in buffalo milk fat belonged to C16:0 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(palmitic acid);, C18:1 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(oleic acid);, C18:0 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(stearic acid); and C14:0 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(myristic acid);. Saturated fatty acids insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(SFA); insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(62.6 to 67.3 %); were found to be more dominant in buffalo milk fat than monounsaturated fatty acids insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(MUFA); insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(28.1 to 32.99 %); and polyunsaturated fatty acids insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(PUFA); insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(3.22 to 9.57%);. Conjugated linoleic acid contents of the samples were determined between 1.46 % and 2.11 %. The conjugated linoleic acid ratios of the samples were similar. It was concluded that origin difference was effective on the physicochemical properties and the fatty acid composition of buffalo milk. It is thought that the results obtained from this study will contribute to obtaining information about the nutritional properties of Anatolian buffalo milk and to improve the nutritional and technological properties of products.