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Effect of coagulant type and level on the properties of half-salt, half-fat Cheddar cheese made with or without adjunct starter: Improving texture and functionality
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2017-08-01
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McCarthy, C., Wilkinson, M. and Guinee, T. Effect of coagulant type and level on the properties of half-salt, half-fat Cheddar cheese made with or without adjunct starter: Improving texture and functionality. International Dairy Journal, 2017, 75, 30-40. doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idairyj.2017.07.006
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The potential of increasing proteolysis as a means of enhancing the texture and heat-induced flow of half-fat, half-salt Cheddar cheese made with control culture (CL, Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris/lactis) or adjunct culture (AC, CL + Lactobacillus helveticus) was investigated. Proteolysis was altered by substituting bovine chymosin (BC) with camel chymosin (CC), or by a 2.5-fold increase in level of BC. In cheese with CL-culture, increasing BC led to a large increase in pH and more rapid degradation of αS1-casein during maturation, and cheese that was less firm after 180 d. In contrast, substitution of BC with CC in cheeses made with CL-culture had an opposite effect. While chymosin type and level had a similar influence on αS1-casein hydrolysis in the AC-culture cheeses, it did not affect texture or flowability. Grading indicated that cheese made with AC-culture and with a higher level of BC was the most appealing.