animals Article Influence of Licorice Root Feeding on Chemical-Nutritional Quality of Cow Milk and Stracciata Cheese, an Italian Traditional Fresh Dairy Product 1, 2, 1 3 1 Francesca Bennato y , Andrea Ianni y , Denise Innosa , Camillo Martino , Lisa Grotta , Francesco Pomilio 4, Micaela Verna 1 and Giuseppe Martino 1,* 1 Faculty of BioScience and Technology for Food, Agriculture and Environment, University of Teramo, Via Renato Balzarini 1, 64100 Teramo (TE), Italy;
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[email protected]; Tel.: +39-0861-266950 Francesca Bennato and Andrea Ianni equally contributed to this work. y Received: 20 November 2019; Accepted: 12 December 2019; Published: 16 December 2019 Simple Summary: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of dietary licorice root supplementation on chemical and nutritional characteristics of cow milk and Stracciata cheese, an Italian traditional fresh dairy product. Our results suggest a positive role of licorice in improving the nutritional and organoleptic properties of dairy cow products, influencing various parameters such as fatty acid and volatile profiles.