Microbiological and biochemical characteristics of Canestrato Pugliese cheese made from raw milk, pasteurized milk or by heating the curd in hot whey

2001 ◽  
Vol 67 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 35-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Albenzio ◽  
M.R Corbo ◽  
S.U Rehman ◽  
P.F Fox ◽  
M De Angelis ◽  
...  
Fermentation ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 20
Author(s):  
Eleni C. Pappa ◽  
Thomas G. Bontinis ◽  
John Samelis ◽  
Kyriaki Sotirakoglou

Traditional hard Xinotyri cheese was manufactured using raw or pasteurized goat milk, without starter cultures, and the changes in microbiological and biochemical characteristics were studied during ripening and storage. Mesophilic lactic acid bacteria (LAB) predominated (>8.5 log CFU/g) in freshly fermented Xinotyri cheeses (pH 4.5–4.6), regardless of milk pasteurization. Enterobacteria, pseudomonads and staphylococci were suppressed below 6 and 4–5 log CFU/g in fresh cheeses from raw and pasteurized milk, respectively. Salmonella and Listeria spp. were absent in 25 g cheese samples. Coagulase-positive staphylococci exceeded the 5-log safety threshold in fresh raw milk cheeses, which also had 10-fold higher levels of enterococci than pasteurized milk cheeses. Non-LAB groups declined <100 CFU/g, whereas yeasts increased to 5–6 log CFU/g in both cheeses during ripening. Milk pasteurization affected the protein, fat, ash, moisture, nitrogen fractions, total free fatty acids and total free amino acids content of cheeses. Primary proteolysis, detectable by urea-PAGE, was more intense in raw milk cheeses than in pasteurized milk cheeses. However, the hydrophilic and hydrophobic peptides and their ratio in the water-soluble fraction were similar in both cheeses. Cheeses discriminated clearly according to the milk kind (raw, pasteurized) and the stage of ripening, based on the examined biochemical characteristics.


2001 ◽  
Vol 64 (7) ◽  
pp. 927-933 ◽  
Author(s):  
RAJESH MODI ◽  
Y. HIRVI ◽  
A. HILL ◽  
M. W. GRIFFITHS

The ability of Salmonella Enteritidis to survive in the presence of phage, SJ2, during manufacture, ripening, and storage of Cheddar cheese produced from raw and pasteurized milk was investigated. Raw milk and pasteurized milk were inoculated to contain 104 CFU/ml of a luminescent strain of Salmonella Enteritidis (lux) and 108 PFU/ml SJ2 phage. The milks were processed into Cheddar cheese following standard procedures. Cheese samples were examined for Salmonella Enteritidis (lux), lactic acid bacteria, molds and yeasts, coliforms, and total counts, while moisture, fat, salt, and pH values were also measured. Salmonella Enteritidis (lux) was enumerated in duplicate samples by surface plating on MacConkey novobiocin agar. Bioluminescent colonies of Salmonella Enteritidis were identified in the NightOwl molecular imager. Samples were taken over a period of 99 days. Counts of Salmonella Enteritidis (lux) decreased by 1 to 2 log cycles in raw and pasteurized milk cheeses made from milk containing phage. In cheeses made from milks to which phage was not added, there was an increase in Salmonella counts of about 1 log cycle. Lower counts of Salmonella Enteritidis (lux) were observed after 24 h in pasteurized milk cheese containing phage compared to Salmonella counts in raw milk cheese with phage. Salmonella Enteritidis (lux) survived in raw milk and pasteurized milk cheese without phage, reaching a final concentration of 103 CFU/g after 99 days of storage at 8°C. Salmonella did not survive in pasteurized milk cheese after 89 days in the presence of phage. However, Salmonella counts of approximately 50 CFU/g were observed in raw milk cheese containing phage even after 99 days of storage. In conclusion, this study demonstrates that the addition of phage may be a useful adjunct to reduce the ability of Salmonella to survive in Cheddar cheese made from both raw and pasteurized milk.


2016 ◽  
Vol 69 (2) ◽  
pp. 8007-8014 ◽  
Author(s):  
José G. Serpa ◽  
Tulia I. Pérez ◽  
Elvis J. Hernández

The effect of pasteurization and starter cultures on physicochemical, microbiological and sensorial characteristics of costeño cheese was determined. A completely randomized design was conducted, three treatments (T) and three replicates: Treatment 1 (T1): cheese manufactured with pasteurized milk without starter cultures, Treatment 2 (T2): cheese manufactured with pasteurized milk with Lactococcus lactis and Lactococcus cremoris (1:1) and Treatment 3 (T3): cheese manufactured with pasteurized milk with Lactococcus lactis, Lactococcus cremoris and Streptococcus thermophillus(0.5:0.5:1). Treatments were compared to a control sample that was prepared with raw milk without starter cultures. Concentration of 1.5% (v/v) of culture was used in relation to the amount of used milk in each treatment. Moisture content was higher in all treatments compared to the control and protein and fat content were significantly lower. Acidity was significantly higher in samples from T2 y T3 compared to T1 and control, due to the metabolism of starter cultures. Total coliforms, yeast and mold counts showed a significant reduction due to pasteurization process in all treatments. Regarding sensorial analysis, hedonic test showed a greater preference in cheese manufactured with T2 (P<0.05). There were no significant preferences between T1, T3 and control. Additionally, yield was significantly higher with T1 (22%) and T3 (23%) compared to control.


Author(s):  
Bojan GOLIĆ ◽  
Milijana GOLIĆ ◽  
Tanja ILIĆ

The process hygiene criterion is a microbiological criterion that applies to the process offood production and processing and indicates the proper functioning of the production process byrepresenting the value of the contamination above which corrective measures are taken to maintainthe process hygiene. Pasteurized milk is a product obtained by heat treatment of raw milk at atemperature of 63° C for 30 minutes or 72° C for 15 seconds. Pasteurization has two purposes, thefirst one is to elimination of all pathogenic microorganisms, and the second is to reduce the numberof saprophytic microorganisms, which prolongs the shelf life without changing the nutritional andbiological value of the milk.The aim of the study is to examine the safety of pasteurized milk and the conditions of hygiene inthe production process based on the results of the examination of pasteurized milk on the criteria ofhygiene in the production process, as well as to develop a proposal for the recommendedmicroorganisms to be tested in the process of the production of pasteurized milk.Samples of pasteurized milk come from a pasteurizing plant that purchases milk from the territoryof Republika Srpska, and were sampled in the six-month period (January-June), within self-controland official control. For microbiological testing of raw milk, standard BAS ISO methods were used.The results of pasteurized milk testing in relation to the hygiene criteria in the production processare satisfactory in relation to the Rulebook on Microbiological Criteria for Food. The results of selfcontrolon the recommended microbiological criteria in the process of obtaining pasteurized milk,which are given in the Guideline on the Application of Microbiological Criteria for Food, aresatisfactory in relation to the finding of Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella spp. and coagulasepositive staphylococci, and unsatisfactory for a number of microorganisms.The results of official controls in the production process of pasteurized milk are unsatisfactory dueto the increased number of microorganisms in 12.50% of the samples. 22.20% of pasteurized milksamples had the number of microorganisms larger than 105CFU/ml within self-control and officialcontrols. Examination of pasteurized milk in the self-control of the production process should beperformed on enterobacteria and the total count of microorganisms, and in the interpretation of theresults the recommended limit values from the Guideline on the application of microbiologicalcriteria for food should be used.


2019 ◽  
Vol 70 (3) ◽  
pp. 1669
Author(s):  
S. KAMINARIES ◽  
A. SCORDOBEKI ◽  
E. ZOIDOU ◽  
G. MOATSOU

Novel reduced-fat goat-cheese (R) was produced from high-pasteurized milk using Penicillium candidum as an adjunct. A full-fat goat-cheese (F) from pasteurized milk without mold addition was produced for comparison reasons. Physicochemical analyses of the two cheeses were performed through the 14-d period of ripening. The effect of P.candidum on proteolysis of goat-cheese caseins and the production of hydrophilic and hydrophobic peptides during cheese ripening were investigated. To our knowledge, similar results for reduced-fat, mold-ripened, goat-milk cheeses have not been previously reported before. R-cheese exhibited a higher organoleptic score and developed properties similar to Kopanisti, which is a Protected Designation of Origin Greek soft cheese with specific intense flavour manufactured from raw milk without the use of starters. Moreover, R-cheese had significantly higher moisture, protein in dry matter and water soluble nitrogen contents than F-cheese and was less adhesive. The high-pasteurization improved the texture and cheese yield, while the use of P. candidum as an adjunct improved the flavour, increased and accelerated proteolysis in R-cheese. According to the results, the technology for R-cheese employed in the present study can be easily adopted and could be used to produce a reduced-fat goat-cheese.


1993 ◽  
Vol 56 (3) ◽  
pp. 256-259 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. EL MARRAKCHI ◽  
A. HAMAMA ◽  
F. EL OTHMANI

Examination of 227 samples of milk and dairy products for Listeria monocytogenes showed that raw milk and some Moroccan traditionally made dairy products such as Iben and raib (fermented milks) and jben (fresh cheese) were contaminated with this pathogen. L. monocytogenes was the only Listeria species isolated except in one case in which it was associated with Listeria innocua. Pasteurized milk, fresh cream, and fresh and ripened cheeses (industrially made) were free from L. monocytogenes.


2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cunfang Wang ◽  
Xinman Lou ◽  
Jianmin Wang

<p>In this study, the fatty acid profile and fat stability for seven consecutive days of raw milk and pasteurized milk from Laoshan goats have been evaluated by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) after fatty acid methyl ester. The results showed that the concentrations of short chain fatty acids (SCFA) and saturated fatty acids (SFA) significantly increased by 47.36% and 11.68% after pasteurization respectively, while the concentrations of unsaturated fatty acids (UFA), monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA) and polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) decreased by 26.08%, 26.45% and 22.15% respectively. The C10:0 (5.39%-8.57%), C12:0 (3.13%-5.28%), C14:0 (8.12%-11.87%), C16:0 (25.59%-28.53%), C18:0 (14.60-13.69%) and C18:1 (33.91-24.92%) are the most predominant fatty acids of Laoshan goat milk with significant differences. Moreover, the fat stabillity for seven consecutive days of raw milk and pasteurized milk was detected by sedimentation rate (R). The fat stability in pasteurized milk was more stable than that in raw milk, the sedimentation rate of raw milk and pasteurized milk consisted in a progressive decrease in the seven days by 82.99% and 79.77% respectively. What’s more, significant difference was observed from 1st day to 4th day between raw milk and pasteurized milk, however, there was no significance from 5th to 7th. This is the first report to fully characterize the fatty acid contents and fat stability of Laoshan goat raw milk and its pasteurized milk and it provided a certain theoretical basis for the research and development of goat milk functional product.</p>


2018 ◽  
Vol 39 (5) ◽  
pp. 2049 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Carlos Ribeiro Júnior ◽  
Ronaldo Tamanini ◽  
André Luís Martinez de Oliveira ◽  
Juliane Ribeiro ◽  
Vanerli Beloti

Aerobic bacterial spores are an important group of microorganisms in raw milk. These microbes are thermoduric, whereas the vegetative forms are thermophilic, thermoduric and psychrotrophic and reduce the shelf life of pasteurized milk. In Brazil, there are a lack of studies on the load of aerobic spores in raw milk; thus, little is known about the spoilage activity of these organisms. The aim the present study was to quantify the aerobic spores in Brazilian refrigerated raw milk of dairy region of Castro, Paraná state, assess the potential proteolytic and/or lipolytic isolates and identify the microorganisms derived from the germination. Twenty milk samples were evaluated, and the aerobic spore count was performed after plating the samples following heat treatment at 80°C for 12 min. The activity proteolytic and lipolytic isolates were evaluated through subculture on milk agar and tributyrin agar, respectively, and these microorganisms were identified using partial 16S rRNA gene sequences that were compared through GenBank. The aerobic spore counts ranged from 1 to 3.7 log CFU.mL-1, with a mean of 1.75 (± 0.59) log CFU.mL-1. After spore germination, 137 aerobic bacterial isolates were obtained, 40 of which (29.2%) showed milk spoilage activity. Among these, 31 isolates (77.5%) were proteolytic and lipolytic, seven isolates (17.5%) were exclusively lipolytic and two isolates (5%) were only proteolytic. Based on the 16S rRNA gene analysis, Bacillus licheniformis (55%), Bacillus spp. (27.5%), Paenibacillus spp. (7.5%), Bacillus pumilus (5%), Bacillus circulans (2.5%) and Brevibacillus spp. (2.5%) were identified. Studies of Brazilian raw milk microbiota have not yet described B. circulans which are frequently detected in milk from other countries. Among the 22 B. licheniformis isolates, 21 microbes (95.5%) showed proteolytic and lipolytic activity, and one isolate (4.5%) exhibited only proteolytic activity. The two B. pumilus isolates were proteolytic and lipolytic, whereas the B. circulans isolate was only lipolytic. Among the 11 Bacillus spp. isolates, eight isolates (72.7%) were proteolytic and lipolytic, one isolate (9.1%) was proteolytic and the other two isolates (18.2%) were lipolytic. The three Paenibacillus spp. and Brevibacillus spp. isolates were primarily lipolytic. Therefore, to extend the shelf life of pasteurized milk, preventive measures must be adopted to reduce contamination with spores because one-third of these microorganisms exhibited proteolytic and/or lipolytic activity.


2008 ◽  
Vol 71 (8) ◽  
pp. 1580-1589 ◽  
Author(s):  
DENNIS J. D'AMICO ◽  
ERROL GROVES ◽  
CATHERINE W. DONNELLY

Overall milk quality and prevalence of four target pathogens in raw milk destined for farmstead cheesemaking was examined. Raw milk samples were collected weekly from June to September 2006 from 11 farmstead cheese operations manufacturing raw milk cheese from cow's, goat's, and sheep's milk. Samples were screened for Listeria monocytogenes, Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella, and Escherichia coli O157:H7 both quantitatively (direct plating) and qualitatively (PCR). Overall, 96.8% of samples had standard plate counts of &lt;100,000 CFU/ml, 42.7% of which were &lt;1,000 CFU/ml. Although no federal standards exist for coliforms in raw milk, 61% of samples tested conformed to pasteurized milk standards under the U.S. Pasteurized Milk Ordinance (PMO) at &lt;10 CFU/ml. All cow and sheep milk samples and 93.8% of goat milk samples were within the limits dictated by the PMO for somatic cell counts. Of the 11 farms, 8 (73%) produced samples that were positive for S. aureus, which was detected in 34.6% (46 of 133) of milk samples. L. monocytogenes was isolated from three milk samples (2.3%), two of which were from the same farm. E. coli O157:H7 was recovered from one sample of goat's milk for an overall incidence of 0.75%. Salmonella was not recovered from any of the 133 samples. The findings of this study suggest that most raw milk intended for farmstead cheesemaking is of high microbiological quality with a low incidence of pathogens. These data will help inform risk assessments associated with the microbiological safety of farmstead cheeses, particularly those manufactured from raw milk.


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