Dairy Chemistry And Biochemistry

278 DAIRY CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

Riboflavin

Flavin mononucleotide

HHH 0 0

Ill I1 I1

HO-CH

6.20

0

Flavin adenine dinucleotide

NH2

cow (milk from Jersey and Guernsey cows contains more riboflavin than

Holstein milk). Summer milk generally contains slighly higher levels of

riboflavin than winter milk. Interspecies variations in concentration are also

apparent. Raw sheep’s milk contains about 0.32 mg per 100 g while the mean

value for pasteurized goats’ milk (0.13 mg per 100 g) is lower; human milk

contains 0.03 mg per 100 g. Dairy products also contain significant amounts