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Lait
Volume 80, Number 1, January-February 2000
New applications of membrane technology in the dairy industry
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| Page(s) | 25 - 32 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/lait:2000104 | |
DOI: 10.1051/lait:2000104
Lait 80 (2000) 25-32
Cheesemaking properties of a new dairy-based powder made by a combination of microfiltration and ultrafiltration
Anita Garem, Pierre Schuck, Jean-Louis Maubois
Laboratoire de recherches de technologie laitière, INRA, 65 route de Saint-Brieuc, 35042 Rennes cedex, France
Abstract:
Partial removal of whey protein before heat-treatment, by a combination of membrane microfiltration and
ultrafiltration according to an Inra patented process, was expected to avoid the formation of the
-lactoglobulin-
-casein complex during thermal processing and thus to allow the production
of a milk powder with cheesemaking abilities similar to those of raw milk. The principles of the process,
the characteristics of the resulting new milk powder, and the manufacture of Mozzarella cheese from milk
prepared by recombination of this powder were studied with special emphasis on rennet coagulability,
melting properties and improvements observed on cheese yielding capacity. Mozarella produced by
recombination had same composition and properties as control Mozarella (produced with raw fresh milk), but
when the powder was used, the cheesemaking yields were
% higher in comparison with the
control cheese. The recovery in total solids, fat and total nitrogen contents showed similar trends.
Therefore, such a process may give rise to a new generation of milk powders, especially suitable for
cheesemaking in countries suffering a shortage in milk supply.
-lactoglobulin--casein complex during thermal processing and thus to allow the production
of a milk powder with cheesemaking abilities similar to those of raw milk. The principles of the process,
the characteristics of the resulting new milk powder, and the manufacture of Mozzarella cheese from milk
prepared by recombination of this powder were studied with special emphasis on rennet coagulability,
melting properties and improvements observed on cheese yielding capacity. Mozarella produced by
recombination had same composition and properties as control Mozarella (produced with raw fresh milk), but
when the powder was used, the cheesemaking yields were
% higher in comparison with the
control cheese. The recovery in total solids, fat and total nitrogen contents showed similar trends.
Therefore, such a process may give rise to a new generation of milk powders, especially suitable for
cheesemaking in countries suffering a shortage in milk supply.
milk powder / microfiltration / ultrafiltration / Mozarella / cheesemaking
Correspondence and reprints: A. Garem
agarem@rennes.inra.fr
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