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Research on donkey milk · Study 76
A dessert made from donkey milk: recipe, texture and 30 days in the fridge
A team from the University of Bari fermented donkey milk with oat flour and wheat germ oil, refined it with dark chocolate and pomegranate extract and stored and measured it refrigerated for a month.
Interactive · choose a card
Five recipe cards and a model from the shops
Experimental design · switch measurement
More oats, less oil: how firm does it get?
Mean ± standard deviation. Oat flour and wheat germ oil always added up to 15 %. Dashed: a commercially available oat dessert for comparison. The chosen recipe (11.5 % oats) was derived from the model and not tested here as a separate measurement point.
Storage · runs automatically
Four measurement days in the fridge
A = 0.5 %, B = 1 % pomegranate extract. Polyphenols according to Folin-Ciocalteu (mg gallic acid equivalents per g), ABTS as a radical scavenging test in the test tube (µmol Trolox equivalents per g) – laboratory measurements, not effects. Bar length relative to the highest value of each measure.
Interactive · tap a colour strip
The colour fan of storage
- L* lightness
- a* red tone
- b* yellow tone
Critical assessment
The check receipt for the study
STUDY 76 · CHECK RECEIPT
Antonino et al. 2024 · Applied Food ResearchOnly three recipe points, each made once. For firmness, the model’s predictive power was moderate (predicted R² 0.66).
11.5 % oats and 3.5 % oil were derived from the model, not measured beforehand as a trial point.
Ten trained panellists, 5-point scale. Results only as a graph; there was no consumer survey.
Longer storage was not tested – the authors themselves name this as the next step.
One value for cohesiveness reads “−0.60 ± 5.73” – probably a misprint. Breed and lactation stage of the milk are missing.
No conflicts of interest declared, no funding named. The pomegranate extract was provided by a supplier.
Editorial assessment: The authors describe the dessert as a possible functional product. This was not examined, and we do not adopt it. Same research group and same milk source as Study 75 (cheese from ultrafiltered donkey milk).
Research question for DON DONKEY’S®
What role does thin donkey milk play in recipes?
Donkey milk is low in protein and fat, which is why the dessert needed oats and oil for a creamy texture. We would like to explain factually and with sources how donkey milk behaves in recipes.
Original publication
Development and quality evaluation of a fermented dessert made from donkey milk fortified with oat flour, wheat germ oil, and pomegranate extract
Original title of the publication.
Antonino C., Difonzo G., Natrella G., Squeo G., Faccia M.
Applied Food Research · 2024 · volume 4, article 100507 · open access (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
University of Bari Aldo Moro, Department of Soil, Plant and Food Sciences (Italy)
DOI: 10.1016/j.afres.2024.100507
Transparency: no funding is named in the paper. The authors declare no competing interests. The milk came from a farm in Laterza (Apulia). No product-related statement for DON DONKEY’S®.
Summarised and reviewed by the DON DONKEY’S editorial team on the basis of the original publication · as of October 2026
The study summarised above was carried out independently of DON DONKEY’S® and does not relate to our products. It serves solely to inform about the state of research.
DON DONKEY’S® donkey milk and donkey milk powder are foods. They are not intended to prevent, treat or cure any disease and do not replace medical advice.
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