Physicochemical and Sensory Properties of Mihalic Cheese

Abstract

Mihalic is a hard, brined and quite salty cheese. In this study, selected physical, chemical, and sensory properties of 15 Mihalic cheese samples (matured more than six months) in vacuum packaging were investigated using representative samples collected from its major production area in northwestern Turkey. Aroma-active compounds were analyzed by solid phase microextraction and determined by gas chromatography-olfactometry. Average dry matter and fat contents of the cheese were 60.4 and 27.4 g/100 g cheese, respectively. Significant differences were observed among the cheese samples for hardness, adhesiveness, chewiness, and gumminess. Sulfurous, free fatty acids, and barny/animal were major sensory descriptors for the cheese. Methional (boiled potato), (E,E)-2,4-nonadienal (fatty, stale), diacetyl (buttery), 1-octen-3-one (mushroom), ethyl butyrate (sweet, bubble gum), and butyric acid (rancid) were common aroma-active compounds found in Mihalic cheese.

The effects of probiotic cultures on the organic acid content, texture profile and sensory attributes of Tulum cheese

“…lactis with 298.24 (g.s), whereas the lowest was determined in a sample containing L. acidophilus with 68.77 (g.s) ( P < 0.05; Table ). Our results are similar to those of Aday and Karagul Yuceer () reported that adhesiveness values increased during storage.…”

“…Texture and general acceptance are more important than the taste components of cheese. These factors have priority for consumers (Aday and Karagul Yuceer ).…”

Imitation Cheese Manufacture Using Rapid Visco-Analyzer and Its Optimization

“…affected the microstructure of imitation cheese by decreasing the fat globule size and improving their distribution throughout the protein matrix [15,33] .…”

Solid phase extraction of metal ions in environmental samples on 1-(2-pyridylazo)-2-naphthol impregnated activated carbon cloth

“…Heavy metals such as lead, cadmium and nickel are common pollutants of water, food, soil and biological samples and have generated intense research interest due to their toxicity to humans, animals, and other living creatures (Somer et al, 2006;Ibrahim et al, 2009;Narin and Soylak., 1999;Doker et al, 2014;Aday and Yuceer, 2014;Ugulu, 2015). Hence, the development of fast, reliable and effective analytical methods for the determination of trace amounts of lead, cadmium and nickel in real samples is an important area of research Soylak et al, 2007;Tuzen et al, 2009;Tajik and Taher, 2011;Acar et al, 2014;Szymczycha-Madeja et al, 2014).…”