Rheological Behavior of Frozen and Thawed Low-Moisture, Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese

Stress relaxation and dynamic profiles of low-moisture, part-skim (LMPS) Mozzarella cheese cylinders refrigerated 14 days (control), frozen and thawed, and stored frozen and refrigerated up to 90 days were compared. Samples were frozen at ?30°C and stored at ?20°C. Thawing and refrigerated storage were at 5°C. Stress relaxation tests were conducted at 20°C and dynamic spectrometry at 20°C and 60°C. The frozen and thawed Mozzarella cheese tested at 20°C became harder and more elastic with storage time, while refrigerated stored samples became softer and more elasticoviscous with time. Upon melting, both go-day-frozen and go-day-refrigerated cheeses were less elastic and less viscous than 14-day-refrigerated samples.     

Dynamic Rheological Properties of Mozzarella Cheese During Refrigerated Storage

Storage (G′) and loss (G″) moduli of low-moisture, part-skim Mozzarella cheese were determined at 10 and 20°C during 1 mo of refrigerated aging. At both temperatures, G′ was always greater than G″. Averaged over aging, G′ increased from 90 to 630 and G″ from 44 to 52 kPa at 10°C, and at 20°C G′ increased from 28 to 190 and G″ from 14 to 53 kPa for the frequency range 0.005-20 Hz. Averaged over frequency, both G′ and G″ decreased about 20% at 10°C and 25% at 20°C during aging. Relaxation spectrum, computed from shear relaxation data, was used to calculate the G. The calculated values of G′ were in good agreement with those determined experimentally. These data help predict and compare melting behaviors of such cheeses.     

Draw pH and Storage Affect Rheological Properties of Mozzarella Cheese

Cheeses with whey pH at draw of 6.15 or 6.40 were stored at 4°for 50 days. Compression test at 10°(Instron) showed a decrease in compressive stress with storage. Failure points were near a true strain value of 0.5 for the cheeses at day 3. The failure region became less obvious by day 50. The hypothetical equilibrium stress (HES) in the stress-relaxation test was higher with a draw pH of 6.40 than 6.15, possibly indicating that higher calcium led to a stronger network structure. The HES decreased with storage, suggesting cleavage of structural crosslinks caused by the coagulant.     

Mozzarella干酪成熟过程中菌相变化规律的研究

为了研究Mozzarella干酪成熟过程中发酵剂菌种对干酪成熟的影响,本试验制作了模拟干酪,并以此为试验模型,分析了全脂Mozzarella干酪成熟过程中菌群的变化规律。结果表明:发酵剂乳酸菌是Mozzarella干酪成熟过程中的主要菌群,而且球菌在干酪成熟过程中占绝对优势;NSLAB对Mozzarella干酪成熟的作用不大。由于采用了真空包装,Mozzarella干酪中的杂菌数始终保持在很低的水平〔大肠菌群≤60MPN/100g,酵母霉菌≤45lg(cfu/g)〕,并且对干酪的成熟无影响。在Mozzarella干酪成熟过程中,乳糖含量逐渐下降,随着乳酸菌的自溶,使LDH增加,对干酪后期的成熟产生积极影响。     

Proteolysis in Mozzarella cheeses manufactured by different industrial processes

The objective of the present study was to investigate the influence of stretching temperature, fat content, and time of brining on proteolysis during ripening of Mozzarella cheeses. Seventeen cheese-making experiments (batches) were carried out on an industrial scale on successive days, following the standard procedure with some modifications. Fat content of cheese milk, temperature at the stretching step, and time of brining varied from one batch to another as required by the experimental design, outlined by a surface response model. Proteolysis was assessed during ripening of samples, which was prolonged for at least 3 mo, by means of electrophoresis, nitrogen fractions, and soluble peptide mapping. The amount of soluble nitrogen at pH 4.6 was not significantly different in cheeses obtained by diverse procedures, but it increased during ripening of all samples. This result was coincident with the breakdown of α_s1- and β-caseins evidenced by electrophoresis, which reached similar extents at late stages of ripening, regardless of the cheese-making process. Multivariate analysis on soluble peptide profiles obtained by liquid chromatography also detected sample grouping according to ripening time, but did not evidence any separation caused by the cheese-making technology. We concluded that the changes in the cheese-making process assayed in this work were insufficient to produce significant differences in proteolysis of the cheeses. Ripening time had more influence on proteolysis of Mozzarella cheeses than any other assayed variable.     

Water buffalo mozzarella cheese stored in polysaccharide-based gels: correlation between prolongation of the shelf-life and physicochemical parameters

An innovative packaging system has been developed, based on natural gels, that has shown the peculiar characteristic to strongly increase the shelf life of water buffalo Mozzarella cheese. To explain the mechanism of action of the gel, measurements of Ca and Na in the cheese and in the storage liquid were carried out, together with pH determination. A correlation has been found between the constant level of Ca and pH in the cheese and the prolongation of nutritional characteristics; in fact, both parameters diminish significantly in the absence of gel. At the same time, the weight of the cheese in gel remained constant for as long as 30 d. Confocal laser microscopy gave direct evidence of the persistent physical structure of proteins and lipids of Mozzarella when stored in gel.     

Rheology and melt characterization of low-fat and full fat Mozzarella cheese made from microfluidized milk

Microfluidization of cheese milk at different temperatures and pressures altered the meltability and rheological properties of Mozzarella cheese. Pasteurized milks, standardized to 1.0 (low-fat (LF)) or 3.2 (full fat (FF)) g fat/100 g milk, heated to 10, 43, or 54 °C, and then microfluidized at pressures of 34, 103, or 172 MPa, were used to manufacture Mozzarella cheese. Cheeses made from nonmicrofluidized milks served as controls. During the hot water step, only control cheeses and cheeses made with milk microfluidized at 10 °C could be stretched while all others had short curds that did not fuse together. Cheese responses to different stresses (heat, compression, torsion, and oscillatory shear) were measured after 1 and 6 weeks of storage. FF cheeses made with the control milks and milks processed at 10 °C/34 MPa or 10 °C/103 MPa were softer and less rigid, and had the lowest visco-elastic properties and the highest meltabilities of all the cheeses. Microfluidization of the cheese milk did not improve the melt or rheology of LF cheeses. Microfluidization of milk with fat in the liquid state at higher pressures resulted in smaller lipid droplets that altered the component interactions during the formation of the cheese matrix and resulted in LF and FF Mozzarella cheeses with poor melt and altered rheology.     

Use of time–temperature superposition to study the rheological properties of cheese during heating and cooling

The objective of this study was to investigate the time–temperature superposition behaviour of the rheological properties of cheese during heating and cooling. A standard part‐skim Mozzarella cheese and a fat‐free cheese were used for the study. Fourier transform mechanical spectroscopy was used to simultaneously study the rheological properties over a range of frequencies from 0.08 to 8 Hz while samples were being heated from 10 to 90 °C or cooled from 90 to 10 °C at the rate of 1 °C min^?1. Master curves of storage modulus (G′), loss modulus (G′′) and loss tangent were obtained using a reference temperature of 70 °C.     

非成熟Mozzarella干酪的品质研究

通过改进传统Mozzarella干酪的工艺,制备了非成熟Mozzarella干酪,使用质构测定仪、改良的Schreiber实验法、电子显微等方法分别测定了样品的TPA质构、融化性、油脂析出性、拉丝性和微观结构.结果表明,非成熟Mozzarella干酪的功能特性与传统Mozzarella干酪相比有所提高;微观结构显示成熟...     

不同工艺参数对Mozzarella干酪质构和功能特性的影响

采用三因素二次通用旋转组合设计,研究热缩温度、堆酿pH、拉伸温度等关键工艺参数对全脂Mozzarella干酪的质构特性(硬度、凝聚性、弹性)和功能特性(融化性和油脂析出性)的影响规律,结果表明提高热缩温度可增加干酪硬度及干酪的油脂析出性;提高拉伸温度也可增加干酪的油脂析出性;堆酿pH对干酪的弹性有较大影响,随着堆酿pH的降低,干酪的弹性增大,并与热烫拉伸温度之间有交互作用,即低的堆酿pH和高的拉伸温度时干酪的弹性大。     

不同发酵剂对Mozzarella干酪品质的影响

采用嗜热链球菌和嗜热乳杆菌作为Mozzarella干酪的发酵剂，研究单一嗜热链球菌发酵剂与嗜热链球菌和嗜热乳杆菌组成的混合发酵剂对Mozzarella干酪品质的影响。结果表明，混合菌作发酵剂制得的干酪品质优于用单一嗜热链球菌作发酵剂的干酪。     

提高成熟温度加快Mozzarella干酪成熟的研究

制作2批Mozzarella干酪A和B，分别在4℃(A)和7℃(B)下成熟，观察其在成熟期间的变化及测定可溶性N的含量等指标，可知在7℃下成熟的干酪在制作后30d的蛋白水解性、功能特性等和4℃下成熟50d的干酪无显著差异，而和7℃下成熟50d的干酪有显著差异。说明成熟温度显著影响干酪的蛋白水解性。在7℃下贮藏的Mozzarella干酪成熟30d可达到4℃下贮存50d的成熟度，即将成熟温度从4℃提高到7℃，可将成熟期缩短20d左右。     

Mozzarella再制干酪辅料及其工艺条件的选择

研究了利用Mozzarella天然干酪制备再制干酪的工艺。通过单因素试验和正交试验,确定了最佳辅料配方和工艺条件：成熟期为1个月和4个月的Mozzarella干酪以2：1混合,复配乳化盐（添加柠檬酸钠量0．80％、多聚磷酸钠为0．08％、焦磷酸钠为0．15％）,乳清浓缩蛋白用量6％,黄油用量15％,加水量20％,乳化水浴温度100℃,乳化时间7min,乳化转速1000r／min。利用GC—MS法对再制干酪中主要挥发性风味化合物进行分析共鉴定出23种风味物质其中烃类7．8％;醇类9．56％;醛类4．81％;酮类5．82％;酸类22．91％;酯类41．1％;酚类0．269％及二甲基砜7．73％。     

原料乳热处理条件对Mozzarella干酪品质的影响

采用3×3拉丁方试验设计,3个奶酪槽中原料乳热处理条件分别设为未杀菌,63℃(30min)杀菌,72℃(15s)杀菌。研究干酪加工中原料乳热处理条件对Mozzarella干酪的品质的影响。结果表明,未杀菌乳制干酪的蛋白水解、硬度及弹性与杀菌乳制干酪的蛋白水解、硬度及弹性值具显著差异(p<0.05),未杀菌乳制干酪的蛋白水解显著增加,弹性及硬度显著降低;63℃(30min)及72℃(15s)不同杀菌温度处理的乳制得的干酪之间蛋白水解、硬度及弹性无显著差异;不同热处理乳制干酪之间的融化性和油脂析出性在统计学上无显著差异。     

Functionality and physico-chemical characteristics of bovine and caprine mozzarella cheeses during refrigerated storage

Low moisture part-skim Mozzarella cheeses (MC) were manufactured using fresh bovine and caprine milk to study melting, physico-chemical, textural, and microstructural properties of the cheeses during 8 wk of refrigerated storage. Structural changes in cheese matrix were evaluated by scanning electron microscopy and by proteolytic patterns using nitrogen solubility, SDS-PAGE, and Gel-pro analyzer. Meltability of ripened cow and goat MC were not different when fat content of both milks were standardized, whereas bovine MC formed a significantly larger amount of free oil throughout the experiment. The results of the proteolytic patterns, texture attribute (cohesiveness), and microstructure revealed that bovine MC had a greater structural degradation of cheese matrix than caprine MC during the storage. Elevated protein degradation in bovine MC led to more intense brown color formation than the goat counterpart when the cheeses were baked. The melting characteristics showed high positive correlation (r = 0.51 to 0.80) with proteolysis, whereas it was negatively correlated with textural characteristics. Among textural attributes, cohesiveness was highly inversely correlated with melting characteristics (r = -0.69 to -0.88). High negative correlations were also observed between proteolytic parameters and textural attributes (r = -0.48 to -0.81).     

NaCl含量对Mozzarella干酪品质的影响

Mozzarella干酪中NaCl的含量影响Mozzarella干酪的品质。本试验采用3×3拉丁方试验设计,三个奶酪槽中凝乳磨碎后分别加NaCl为1%、2%、3%。研究干酪中NaCl的浓度对Mozzarella干酪的品质的影响。结果表明随着干酪中NaCl的浓度的增加,油脂析出性显著降低(p<0.05),干酪的蛋白质水解显著降低(p<0.05),干酪中NaCl的浓度对Mozzarella干酪的融化性,硬度及弹性没有显著的影响。