Quality of Quarg produced by probiotics application
Quarg is a soft fresh cheese which is characterised by nutritive and energy value. Presence of essential milk components and usage of various starter cultures, most important of which are probiotics, contribute to the increase of the consumers, interest because of great health effects. In addition to their nutritive and economic importance, probiotics are important from technological point of view, as well. Therefore, the possibilities of probiotic Quarg manufacture, the effect of probiotics, traditional starter culture and their combination, on Quarg quality have been investigated in this study. Quarg was produced of milk with 2.5% and 4.2% fat content. The obtained results showed significant differences in chemical composition physical and sensory properties and shelf-life of the produced cheese samples. From 10 samples produced, 2 samples were of excellent sensory properties and have been evaluated with maximum score. All samples were shelf-stable 5 weeks, while decrease of pH value was insignificant during 30 days of storage at below 4?C. Different kinds of Quarg, produced by use of probiotics, could be used by all consumers categories having beneficial effect on intestinal function and promoting good health because of probiotic bacteria presence.