Ayesha Sameen
National Institute of Food Science and Technology,
University of Agriculture, Faisalabad,
Pakistan
Faqir Muhammad Anjum
National Institute of Food Science and Technology,
University of Agriculture, Faisalabad,
Pakistan
Nuzhat Huma
National Institute of Food Science and Technology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Haq Nawaz
Institute of Animal Nutrition and Feed Technology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
ABSTRACT
Mozzarella cheeses prepared from buffalo, cow and mixture of cow and buffalo milks using commercially available starter cultures (Streptococcus thermophilus, Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp bulgaricus) were analyzed for moisture, fat, protein, ash, pH, acidity and calcium content at different storage days (2, 16, 31, 45 and 60). Cheeses were also evaluated for meltability (to assess the functionality of cooked cheeses) and for various sensory attributes (taste, flavor, texture and overall acceptability) during storage. Cheese composition was significantly affected by milk sources. Buffalo cheese had higher nutritional value while cheese made from mixture of cow and buffalo milk had more meltability and scored more points in all sensory attributes.
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Ayesha Sameen, Faqir Muhammad Anjum, Nuzhat Huma and Haq Nawaz, 2008. Quality Evaluation of Mozzarella Cheese from Different Milk Sources . Pakistan Journal of Nutrition, 7: 753-756.
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2008.753.756
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=pjn.2008.753.756
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2008.753.756
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=pjn.2008.753.756