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Article: Texture of Low-Fat Iranian White Cheese as Influenced by Gum Tragacanth as a Fat Replacer
- Article from:
- Journal of Dairy Science
- Article date:
- September 1, 2007
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CopyrightCopyright American Dairy Science Association Sep 2007. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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ABSTRACT
The effect of different concentrations of gum tragacanth on the textural characteristics of low-fat Iranian White cheese was studied during ripening. A batch of full-fat and 5 batches of low-fat Iranian White cheeses with different gum tragacanth concentrations (without gum or with 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, or 1 g of gum/kg of milk) were produced to study the effects of fat content reduction and gum concentration on the textural and functional properties of the product during ripening. Cheese samples were analyzed with respect to chemical, color, and sensory characteristics, rheological parameters (uniaxial compression and small-amplitude oscillatory shear), and microstructure. Reducing the ...