Buffalo milk presents higher proteins and lipids concentration than cow milk, which provides a better yield in cheese-making production and products with considerable sensory approval. However, buffalo milk is not regularly available throughout the year due to different handling conditions. Thus, to guarantee the supply of buffalo milk dairy products during the year, the addition of bovine milk is an alternative. Therefore, this study aimed to test the effect of a buffalo and bovine milk mixture for the Minas Frescal cheese elaboration by physico-chemical, sensory analysis and obtaining yield. The raw material was analysed for the parameters of acidity, density, fat, total solids and solid-not-fat. There were 3 Minas Frescal cheeses elaborated from 3 formulations: 100% buffalo milk, 100% bovine milk and the mixture of 50% of each milk. The cheeses were submitted to the Gravimetric and Gerber methods to obtain values of moisture and fat, as well as to obtain, indirectly, fat in dry matter. For bovine and buffalo milk, the parameters evaluated (acidity, density, fat, total solids and solids-not-fat) complied with Brazilian legislation and parameters described in the literature. For the bovine, mixed and buffalo fresh cheeses, values were obtained, respectively, for moisture (74.04, 60.93 and 63.61), fat in dry matter (44.35, 42.23 and 46.03) and cheese yield (27, 20.8 and 24.2), indicating a higher yield for the bovine Minas Frescal cheese and higher fat content for the buffalo cheese. The overall acceptance of the mixed Minas Frescal cheese was significantly superior to the bovine and buffalo cheese. The parameters of colour, appearance, texture, flavour and overall acceptance were above 8 points in the hedonic scale (‘moderately liked’ to ‘extremely liked’), and the aroma attribute scored was above 7 (‘I enjoyed regularly’ to ‘moderately liked’). Therefore, the elaboration of Minas Frescal cheese from the mixture of 2 matrices (buffalo and bovine milk) demonstrated technological viability with the potential to meet the demands of the consumer market.
Este estudo teve o objetivo de determinar a presença de ácido sórbico e seus sais em leites fermentados comercializados no Brasil, bem como quantificá-lo quando a amostra foi positiva. Vinte e seis amostras comerciais foram analisadas (n = 3), totalizando 78 amostras. As amostras foram divididas em dois grupos: amostras naturais (5) e com adição de ingredientes não lácteos (21). Um total de 61,53% amostras foram positivas para ácido sórbico e seus sais. Nestes, 3,85% eram de leites fermentados naturais, o que segundo o Codex Alimentarius e a legislação brasileira é caracterizado como fraude. Além disso, todas as amostras estavam fora da concentração máxima de sorbato de potássio de acordo com a legislação brasileira (0,3 g.kg-1) vigente, no entanto, estavam dentro dos parâmetros aceitáveis pelo Codex Alimentarius (1,0 g.kg-1). Podemos concluir que o ácido sórbico e seus sais foram detectados em leite fermentado natural e com ingredientes não lácteos.
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