Effect of camel chymosin on the texture,functionality, and sensory properties of low-moisture,part-skim Mozzarella cheese

The objective of this study was to compare the effect of coagulant (bovine calf chymosin, BCC, or camel chymosin, CC), on the functional and sensory properties and performance shelf-life of low-moisture, part-skim (LMPS) Mozzarella. Both chymosins were used at 2 levels [0.05 and 0.037 international milk clotting units (IMCU)/mL], and clotting temperature was varied to achieve similar gelation times for each treatment (as this also affects cheese properties). Functionality was assessed at various cheese ages using dynamic low-amplitude oscillatory rheology and performance of baked cheese on pizza. Cheese composition was not significantly different between treatments. The level of total calcium or insoluble (INSOL) calcium did not differ significantly among the cheeses initially or during ripening. Proteolysis in cheese made with BCC was higher than in cheeses made with CC. At 84 d of ripening, maximum loss tangent values were not significantly different in the cheeses, suggesting that these cheeses had similar melt characteristics. After 14 d of cheese ripening, the crossover temperature (loss tangent = 1 or melting temperature) was higher when CC was used as coagulant. This was due to lower proteolysis in the CC cheeses compared with those made with BCC because the pH and INSOL calcium levels were similar in all cheeses. Cheeses made with CC maintained higher hardness values over 84 d of ripening compared with BCC and maintained higher sensory firmness values and adhesiveness of mass scores during ripening. When melted on pizzas, cheese made with CC had lower blister quantity and the cheeses were firmer and chewier. Because the 2 types of cheeses had similar moisture contents, pH values, and INSOL Ca levels, differences in proteolysis were responsible for the firmer and chewier texture of CC cheeses. When cheese performance on baked pizza was analyzed, properties such as blister quantity, strand thickness, hardness, and chewiness were maintained for a longer ripening time than cheeses made with BCC, indicating that use of CC could help to extend the performance shelf-life of LMPS Mozzarella.     

不同杂交代水牛奶对Mozzarella鲜奶酪品质的影响

本文分析了尼里-拉菲及其不同杂交代水牛奶的理化特性,并研究了以尼里-拉菲及其不同杂交代水牛奶制备的Mozzarella鲜奶酪的理化指标、感官、盐水贮存中的含水率及在2⁶℃冷柜内保存期间p H变化。结果表明,不同杂交代水牛奶的蛋白质、脂肪、总乳固体含量均高于尼里-拉菲,不同杂交代水牛奶制备的Mozzarella鲜奶酪蛋白质含量13%、脂肪含量23%、水分含量59%、出品率20%左右,采用尼杂二代、三代及以上的水牛奶制备的Mozzarella鲜奶酪质量较好,鲜奶酪在2⁶℃的冷柜内保存宜控制在10d内。      

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.     

水牛奶Mozzarella干酪生产中凝乳酸度对钙转移率的影响

凝乳酸度影响酪蛋白胶束中的钙含量,导致影响从原料奶到干酪的转移率.为了研究适合于水牛奶Mozzarella干酪生产的凝乳酸度,最大限度减少原料奶钙的损失,以凝乳酸度为试验考察因素、试验批次和不同干酪槽为辅助试验因素,设计3×3拉丁方试验方案,凝乳酸度设置pH值为6.40,6.20和6.00三个水平,研究其对原料奶中的钙转移到干酪的比率的影响.结果表明,采用pH值≥6.20的酸度凝乳,可以使干酪获得更高的钙转移率,而不影响其他主要化学成分的转移率及成品率.     

Effect of pH on Characteristics of Low‐Moisture Mozzarella Cheese during Refrigerated Storage

ABSTRACT: This study evaluated the effect of cheese pH on proteolysis, calcium distribution, and functional characteristics of Mozzarella cheese. On 4 occasions, cultured low‐moisture part‐skim Mozzarella cheeses were obtained from a commercial producer on the day after manufacture. Cheese blocks were randomly assigned to 2 groups. One group was shredded, subdivided, and exposed to either ammonia vapor to increase the pH or HCl vapor to decrease the pH. Samples were vacuum packaged, stored at 4 °C, and analyzed for pH 4.6 and 12% TCA soluble nitrogen, apparent viscosity, free oil, and water‐soluble calcium on days 5, 12, 22, and 40. The 2nd group was sectioned into 23‐mm thick slabs and similarly exposed to either ammonia vapor to increase the pH or HCl vapor to decrease the pH. The slabs were vacuum packaged, stored at 4 °C, and analyzed for pH 4.6 and 12% TCA soluble nitrogen, TPA hardness, springiness and cohesiveness, and meltability on days 17, 29, and 41. Data were analyzed by ANOVA according to a spilt‐plot design. Experimentally induced pH differences persisted and significantly affected TPA hardness, apparent viscosity, meltability, and water‐soluble calcium throughout 40 d of storage, but did not affect soluble nitrogen changes. Thus, cheese pH affected functional characteristics and calcium distribution but did not affect proteolysis rates. Higher cheese pH resulted in a harder cheese that required longer aging to develop desirable melting characteristics, whereas cheese with lower pH developed desirable melting characteristics more quickly but had a shorter functional shelf life.     

Listeria monocytogenes survival during production and storage of water buffalo Mozzarella cheese

The ability of Listeria monocytogenes to survive during the manufacture of water buffalo Mozzarella and to grow during its shelf life was evaluated. A wild‐type and a reference strain were used to contaminate raw milk. The viable count of the reference strain ATCC 9525 dropped after the stretching process, and in the cheese, it fell to below 100 cfu/g. When the wild‐type strain was used, however, stretching did not appear to have any effect on the pathogen. The artificially contaminated cheeses were stored, for eleven days, at 4, 20 and 30 °C. Pathogen populations increased at 20 (≈2.60 log cfu/g) and 30 °C (≈1.95 log cfu/g).     

酶反应pH值对比萨干酪理化和功能特性的影响

研究了酶反应条件pH值对比萨干酪理化性质及功能特性的影响。选择在pH值为6.6与6.4时添加凝乳酶。通过对比萨干酪水分、脂肪及蛋白质质量分数的统计分析表明,酶反应条件pH值对比萨干酪的脂肪和蛋白质质量分数没有显著影响,对水分质量分数有显著影响。酶反应条件pH值为6.6比萨干酪水分质量分数为47.70%,pH值为6.4的水分质量分数为51.80%。通过测定干酪中pH值为4.6缓冲溶液及12%的TCA中可溶性氮质量分数,监测其水解情况。在贮藏过程中,可溶性氮质量分数不断增加。酶反应条件pH值影响比萨干酪的功能特性;酶反应条件pH值为6.6比萨干酪的硬度由最初为100.8N,50d后降低为88.9N,融化性增加了1.28cm,油析性增加了2.7%;pH值为6.4干酪功能特性的变化情况分别为:硬度降低为75.5N,融化性增加了2.16cm,油析性增加了3.1%。     

Effect of pH and calcium concentration on proteolysis in mozzarella cheese

Low-moisture Mozzarella cheeses (LMMC), varying in calcium content and pH, were made using a starter culture (control; CL) or direct acidification (DA) with lactic acid or lactic acid and glucono-delta-lactone. The pH and calcium concentration significantly affected the type and extent of proteolysis in Mozzarella cheese during the 70-d storage period at 4 degrees C. For cheeses with a similar pH, reducing the calcium-to-casein ratio from -29 to 22 mg/g of protein resulted in marked increases in moisture content and in primary and secondary proteolysis, as indicated by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and higher levels of pH 4.6- and 5%-PTA-soluble N. Increasing the pH of DA cheeses of similar moisture content, from approximately 5.5 to 5.9, while maintaining the calcium-to-casein ratio almost constant at approximately 29 mg/g, resulted in a decrease in primary proteolysis but had no effect on secondary proteolysis. Comparison of CL and DA cheeses with a similar composition showed that the CL cheese had higher levels of alpha(s1)-CN degradation, pH 4.6- and 5%-PTA-soluble N. Analysis of pH 4.6-soluble N extracts by reverse-phase HPLC showed that the CL cheese had higher concentrations of compounds with low retention times, suggesting higher concentrations of low molecular mass peptides and free amino acids.     

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。     

成熟温度对Mozzarella干酪蛋白水解和质构的影响

研究了温度为4,7,10℃时对干酪成熟过程中蛋白水解和质地的影响。结果表明,随着干酪成熟温度的升高,成熟期间干酪中可溶性氮与总氮的比值增加较快,干酪的硬度下降速度也较快。说明在较高的成熟温度下,干酪在较短的时间内能够达到成熟的状态。     

乳清添加对马苏里拉奶酪成熟过程中风味物质及其品质的影响

该研究以未添加乳清的马苏里拉奶酪为对照,考察乳清对马苏里拉奶酪成熟期内（0 d、30 d、60 d、90 d）乳酸菌活菌数、油脂析出性、挥发性风味物质及氨基酸含量的影响,并对挥发性风味物质与氨基酸进行相关性分析。结果表明,在奶酪成熟期内,两种奶酪的活菌数均呈先增加后减少的趋势,油脂析出性均增加,且乳清奶酪均高于对照奶酪;两种奶酪的挥发性风味物质存在差异,从2种奶酪中共检测到61种挥发性风味物质,其中对照奶酪中共检出43种,乳清奶酪中共检出55种。乳清奶酪中的醇、酸、醛、酮、酯类物质的含量及种类均高于对照。两种奶酪成熟期间均分别检测到15种游离氨基酸,乳清奶酪成熟90 d时的氨基酸含量（848.92 mg/kg）高于对照奶酪（663.44 mg/kg）。除精氨酸、丝氨酸、酪氨酸、天冬氨酸外,其余氨基酸对20种挥发性风味物质具有积极作用。综上,乳清添加可提升马苏里拉奶酪的风味。     

复合天然防腐保鲜液对Mozzarella干酪贮藏期的影响

采用无盐渍新工艺法制作部分脱脂Mozzarella干酪,使用复合天然防腐保鲜液(0.69%茶多酚+0.013%Nisin和溶菌酶(1∶1)+0.0043%那他霉素)对成熟干酪样品进行浸泡处理,并在4℃冷藏,通过每间隔7d测定干酪不同贮藏时间的水分含量、pH、滴定酸度、可溶性氮含量(SN)、SDS-凝胶电泳、未融化干酪质构特性、融化干酪功能特性、微生物指标和感官评定等一系列指标的变化,评定复合天然防腐保鲜液对Mozzarella干酪贮藏效果的影响。实验结果表明:浸泡处理组4℃冷藏49d时的贮藏效果与对照组28d时相当,复合天然防腐保鲜液的使用可有效延长Mozzarella干酪的贮藏期。     

原料乳预酸化的pH对Mozzarella干酪功能特性的影响

采用直接酸化工艺,用柠檬酸将原料乳pH分别调节为6.37、6.09和5.73,研究了原料乳不同酸化的pH对Mozzarella干酪功能特性的影响。结果表明,随着原料乳预酸化pH的降低,干酪的TPA硬度显著降低(p<0.05),TPA粘性显著增加(p<0.05),对TPA弹性影响不显著,干酪的融化性和拉伸性显著增强(p<0.05)。      

Microbiological safety and quality of Mozzarella cheese assessed by the microbiological survey method

Dairy products are characterized by reduced shelf life because they are an excellent growth medium for a wide range of microorganisms. For this reason, it is important to monitor the microbiological quality of dairy products and, in particular, the total viable count and concentration of Escherichia coli, as they are indicators of the hygienic state of these products. In addition, in dairy products such as Mozzarella cheese, it is important to monitor the concentration of lactic acid bacteria (LAB), as they are the major components of starter cultures used in cheese production, contributing to the taste and texture of fermented products and inhibiting food spoilage bacteria by producing growth-inhibiting substances. For these reasons, to ensure the quality and safety of their products, cheese makers should monitor frequently, during fresh cheese production, the concentration of LAB and spoilage bacteria. However, usually, small- to medium-size dairy factories do not have an internal microbiological laboratory and external laboratories of analysis are often too expensive and require several days for the results. Compared with traditional methods, the microbiological survey (MBS) method developed by Roma Tre University (Rome, Italy) allows faster and less-expensive microbiological analyses to be conducted wherever they are necessary, without the need for a microbiological laboratory or any instrumentation other than MBS vials and a thermostat. In this paper, we report the primary validation of the MBS method to monitor LAB concentration in Mozzarella cheese and the analysis, using the MBS method, of total viable count, E. coli, and LAB concentrations in the production line of Mozzarella cheese as well as during the shelf life of the product stored at 20°C. The results obtained indicate that the MBS method may be successfully used by small- to medium-size dairy factories that do not have an internal microbiological laboratory. Using the MBS method, these dairy factories can monitor autonomously the microbiological safety and quality of their products, saving both time and money.     

Some physicochemical, microbiological, and sensory properties of tulum cheese produced from ewe's milk via a modified method

The purpose of this research was to investigate an alternative way to manufacture Erzincan tulum cheese in order to shorten production time and improve food safety. By adding 0.5% starter culture ( Streptococcus salivarius ssp. thermophilus and Lactobacillus delbrueckii ssp. bulgaricus cultures at a 1 : 1 ratio) to pasteurized ewe's milk (65°C for 30 min), the required time for manufacturing Erzincan tulum cheese was shortened from the traditional 10–12 days to 2 days. The cheeses manufactured with the modified method were ripened in three different packaging materials: goatskin, plastic, and ceramic. Physicochemical, microbiological, and sensory properties of the Erzincan tulum cheese were obtained during the ripening period at intervals of 2, 30, 60, and 90 days, and compared with those properties of samples manufactured by the traditional method. Significant microbiological and physicochemical differences were found between the modified samples and the traditional samples ( P <  0.01). However, the modified samples and the traditional samples were statistically similar in sensory properties to the exception of the modified sample packaged in plastic.     

拉伸工艺对Mozzarella干酪品质的影响

选择不同的拉伸温度和拉伸时间,研究拉伸工艺对Mozzarella干酪组成、游离水分和功能特性的影响。结果表明,随着拉伸温度的升高和拉伸时间的延长,干酪的游离水分增加,脂肪和蛋白质质量分数下降,干酪产量下降。拉伸温度为60℃时,干酪的融化性最高,油脂析出性适中,拉伸性较好。延长拉伸时间,导致干酪产量下降,功能特性没有明显提升。本研究确定的最佳拉伸工艺:拉伸温度60℃,拉伸时间10min。     

Effect of some technological parameters on microbiological, chemical and sensory qualities of Civil cheese during ripening

The objective of this research was to determine the effects of different ripening methods [brine salting, dry salting, incorporating with Lor cheese (LR) and vacuum packaging] of Civil cheeses on its microbiological, chemical and sensory properties. Civil cheeses were analysed on the 2nd, 30th, 60th and 90th day of ripening. Chemical compositions of the cheeses were significantly different. While the highest dry matter and titratable acidity values were determined on dry salted cheeses, the highest fat and fat in dry matter contents were found in Civil cheese ripened together with LR. The water-soluble nitrogen and ripening index values were lower in cheese ripened incorporating with LR. Excessive proteolysis was not seen in any of cheese samples. The ripening in different methods affected microbiological and sensory properties of Civil cheese. Panellists preferred vacuum packaging and dry-salting cheeses compared to the other samples on the 90th day of ripening.     

原料乳中蛋白质与脂肪比例对 Mozzarella干酪品质的影响

采用3×3拉丁方试验设计,3个奶酪槽中原料乳的蛋白质与脂肪质量比分别为1∶1,1.2∶1,1.3∶1(通过添加脱脂干奶粉调整蛋白质含量)。研究蛋白质与脂肪比例对Mozzarella干酪的品质的影响。结果表明,随着原料乳中蛋白质脂肪比例的增加,干酪的含水量、油脂析出性显著降低(P<0.05),干酪的弹性显著升高(P<0.05),蛋白质与脂肪比例对Mozzarella干酪的蛋白质水解没有显著的影响。