1st Edition

Yak Milk Processing Methods and Production Technology

Edited By Meenakshisundaram Selvamuthukumaran Copyright 2025
160 Pages 19 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

160 Pages 19 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

The domestic yak ( Bos grunniens ), a species of long-haired domestic cattle, is found in India, Nepal, China, Pakistan, Mongolia, Russia, and Serbia. The milk derived from yaks has great nutritional potential, with protein of 4.8–5.9%, fat of 5.6–7.5%, and total solids of 17.0–17.9% in comparison with the milk from other bovine animals. This book describes various processed products derived from... Read more

Preface 

List of Contributors 

Chapter 1. Production and consumption statistics, standards and labeling legislations about yak milk along with its processed products in and around the world 

M. Selvamuthukumaran 

Chapter 2. Composition of milk obtained from different Yak species 

Vidhi Gupta and Arpan Dubey 

Chapter 3. Bioactive properties and extraction of peptides from yak milk 

M. Selvamuthukumaran 

Chapter 4. Yak milk: Novel Fluid milk processing tactics 

Rohini Dhenge, Arjun Mohanakumar, Neamtallah Assaf, and Massimiliano Rinaldi 

Chapter 5. Yak milk: Drying Concern for Powder Preparation 

Rohit Das and Buddhiman Tamang 

 Chapter 6. Yak Milk: Acid Coagulated Streams of Products 

M. Selvamuthukumaran 

Chapter 7. Yak milk: fermented products and its health benefits 

Riya and Vikas Nanda 

Chapter 8. Yak Milk: In Depth Technological Description about Fat derived Constituents 

M. Selvamuthukumaran 

Chapter 9. Yak Milk: Heat Desiccated Products Discussion 

M. Selvamuthukumaran 

Chapter 10. Yak Milk: Packaging Approaches for its Milk and Products 

M. Selvamuthukumaran 

Chapter 11. Quality Assurance of Processed Products from Yak Milk 

Anil S Nandane 

Chapter 12. Market potential of processed products derived from yak milk 

M. Selvamuthukumaran 

Biography

Dr. M. Selvamuthukumaran currently works as a Professor and Dean, School of Agriculture, Joy University, Vadakangulam, Tamil Nadu. He was a visiting Professor at Haramaya University, School of Food Science & Postharvest Technology, Institute of Technology, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia, and also in Hamelmalo Agricultural College, Eritrea. He received his PhD in Food Science from the Defence Food Research Laboratory affiliated with the University of Mysore, India. His core area of research is the processing of underutilized fruits for the development of antioxidant-rich functional food products. He has transferred several technologies to Indian firms as an outcome of his research work. He has received several awards and citations for his research work. He has published several international papers and book chapters in the area of antioxidants and functional foods. He has also guided several national and international postgraduate students in the area of food science and technology.