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Article: Effect of pH and calcium concentration of some textural and functional properties of Mozzarella cheese
- Article from:
- Journal of Dairy Science
- Article date:
- July 1, 2002
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ABSTRACT
The effects of Ca concentration and pH on the composition, microstructural, and functional properties of Mozzarella cheese were studied. Cheeses were made using a starter culture (control) or by direct acidification of the milk with lactic acid or lactic acid and glucono-- delta-lactone. In each of three trials, four cheeses were produced: a control, CL, and three directly-acidified cheeses, DA1, DA2, and DA3. The cheeses were stored at 4 deg C for 70 d. The Ca content and pH were varied by altering the pH at setting, pitching, and plasticization. The mean pH at 1 d and the Ca content (mg/g of protein) of the various cheeses were: CL, 5.42 and 27.7; DA1, 5.96 and 21.8; DA2, 5.93 ...