Water mobility and thermal properties of smoked soft cheese

The main goal of the present study was to characterize the functional parameters of smoked soft cheese, with the emphasis on the behavior of water and milk fat, as analyzed by DSC, which was used to directly measure the melting/freezing phase transitions in the cheese. This study was complemented by...

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Main Authors: Hanna Maria Baranowska, Jolanta Tomaszewska-Gras, Dorota Cais-Sokolińska, Paulina Bierzuńska, Łukasz K. Kaczyński
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Published: Croatian Dairy Union 2017-01-01
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Online Access:https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/270721
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author Hanna Maria Baranowska
Jolanta Tomaszewska-Gras
Dorota Cais-Sokolińska
Paulina Bierzuńska
Łukasz K. Kaczyński
author_facet Hanna Maria Baranowska
Jolanta Tomaszewska-Gras
Dorota Cais-Sokolińska
Paulina Bierzuńska
Łukasz K. Kaczyński
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description The main goal of the present study was to characterize the functional parameters of smoked soft cheese, with the emphasis on the behavior of water and milk fat, as analyzed by DSC, which was used to directly measure the melting/freezing phase transitions in the cheese. This study was complemented by NMR measurements of the organization and distribution of the aqueous phase within the emulsions constituting the cheese. The smoked and unsmoked cheeses were characterized by similar compositions in terms of protein (19.08-19.12 g∙100 g-1), fat (18.86-19.02 g∙100 g-1), and water content (59.86-60.27 g∙100 g-1). The water activity was higher in the unsmoked cheese (aw = 0.9736) than in the smoked cheese (aw = 0.9615). This result was confirmed by DSC (higher ice melting enthalpy) and NMR (higher T1 value) measurements. The smoking process led to differences in the distribution and binding of water to the lipid-protein matrix of the cheese. There was more non-freezed bound water in the smoked cheese which resulted in a more fragile and loosened structure in the smoked cheese than the unsmoked, which manifested in lower values of stretching and meltability. The meltability of the mozzarella smoked cheese was 1.5 times less than that of the unsmoked cheese (tube test and Schreiber test).
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spelling doaj.art-2b38216038aa456ca0d1b3bf9502c1f32024-04-15T14:14:28ZengCroatian Dairy UnionMljekarstvo0026-704X1846-40252017-01-0167318819610.15567/mljekarstvo.2017.0303Water mobility and thermal properties of smoked soft cheeseHanna Maria Baranowska0Jolanta Tomaszewska-Gras1Dorota Cais-Sokolińska2Paulina Bierzuńska3Łukasz K. Kaczyński4Poznań University of Life Sciences, Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition, Department of Physics and Biophysics, Poznań, PolandPoznań University of Life Sciences, Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition, Department of Food Quality Management, Poznań, PolandPoznań University of Life Sciences, Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition, Department of Dairy Technology, Poznań, PolandPoznań University of Life Sciences, Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition, Department of Dairy Technology, Poznań, PolandPoznań University of Life Sciences, Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition, Department of Dairy Technology, Poznań, PolandThe main goal of the present study was to characterize the functional parameters of smoked soft cheese, with the emphasis on the behavior of water and milk fat, as analyzed by DSC, which was used to directly measure the melting/freezing phase transitions in the cheese. This study was complemented by NMR measurements of the organization and distribution of the aqueous phase within the emulsions constituting the cheese. The smoked and unsmoked cheeses were characterized by similar compositions in terms of protein (19.08-19.12 g∙100 g-1), fat (18.86-19.02 g∙100 g-1), and water content (59.86-60.27 g∙100 g-1). The water activity was higher in the unsmoked cheese (aw = 0.9736) than in the smoked cheese (aw = 0.9615). This result was confirmed by DSC (higher ice melting enthalpy) and NMR (higher T1 value) measurements. The smoking process led to differences in the distribution and binding of water to the lipid-protein matrix of the cheese. There was more non-freezed bound water in the smoked cheese which resulted in a more fragile and loosened structure in the smoked cheese than the unsmoked, which manifested in lower values of stretching and meltability. The meltability of the mozzarella smoked cheese was 1.5 times less than that of the unsmoked cheese (tube test and Schreiber test).https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/270721cheeseNMRwater activitydifferential scanning calorimetry
spellingShingle Hanna Maria Baranowska
Jolanta Tomaszewska-Gras
Dorota Cais-Sokolińska
Paulina Bierzuńska
Łukasz K. Kaczyński
Water mobility and thermal properties of smoked soft cheese
Mljekarstvo
cheese
NMR
water activity
differential scanning calorimetry
title Water mobility and thermal properties of smoked soft cheese
title_full Water mobility and thermal properties of smoked soft cheese
title_fullStr Water mobility and thermal properties of smoked soft cheese
title_full_unstemmed Water mobility and thermal properties of smoked soft cheese
title_short Water mobility and thermal properties of smoked soft cheese
title_sort water mobility and thermal properties of smoked soft cheese
topic cheese
NMR
water activity
differential scanning calorimetry
url https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/270721
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