Table 13 Changes in the biological value and true digestibility of milk proteins after heat treatment (young rats)

Sample Biological value Truedigestibility
A B
Raw whole milk 90 92 91
HTST-pasteurized 91 - -
UHT-sterilized 91 93 92
Sterilized in bottle 84 88 89
Adpated from Kathleen et al., 1959; Burton, 1965.