Nutritional and technological aspects of minor bioactive components in milk and whey: Growth factors, vitamins and nucleotides

In recent years, intense scientific interest has been focused on the identification of factors within bovine milk that may be relevant to improving human health. This paper provides an overview of current areas of research with regard to a number of minor bioactive milk components (growth factors, vitamins and nucleotides), and focuses on aspects that are directly relevant to nutritional and technological matters.