Effect of high pressure pre-treatment on raw ewes' milk and on subsequently produced cheese throughout ripening

Rita S. Inácio, Carlos A. Pinto, Jorge A. Saraiva, Ana M. P. Gomes*

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Raw ewe's milk, as used to manufacture Serra da Estrela Protected Designation of Origin cheese, was pre-treated by high pressure processing (HPP), using previously optimized conditions (121 MPa for 30 min), aiming to evaluate its effect on milk technological properties for subsequent cheese production, namely the impact on resulting curd, whey and cheese throughout ripening. RESULTS: The cheese yield increased 10.4% as a result of milk pre-treated by HPP, which also yielded inactivation of beneficial microbial groups. After 60 days of ripening, both treated and control cheeses showed no significant differences (P ≥ 0.05) with respect to quantified microbial load or basic physicochemical quality parameters. CONCLUSION: HPP appears to be a promising non-thermal treatment for ewes' milk to inactivate contaminant bacteria but with no negative effect on lactic acid bacteria, which is very important for the unique characteristics of Serra da Estrela cheese.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3975-3980
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of the Science of Food and Agriculture
Volume101
Issue number9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2021

Keywords

  • Microbial evolution
  • Raw ewe's milk
  • Safety
  • Scale-up
  • Serra da Estrela cheese
  • Yield

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