INTEC   05402
INSTITUTO DE DESARROLLO TECNOLOGICO PARA LA INDUSTRIA QUIMICA
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
artículos
Título:
RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF MOZZARELLA CHEESE
Autor/es:
AMELIA C. RUBIOLO
Revista:
JOURNAL OF TEXTURE STUDIES
Editorial:
WILEY-BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, INC
Referencias:
Año: 2009 p. 300 - 318
ISSN:
0022-4901
Resumen:
The viscoelastic properties of mozzarella cheese using a creep/recovery test considering different sampling directions (parallel and perpendicular to protein fiber orientation), test temperatures (20, 30 and 40C) and ripening times (1, 8, 15, 29 and 36 days) were studied. Creep data were interpreted by a Burger model of four parameters. A semiempirical approach was proposed to obtain the contribution of each main compliance to the total deformation of the system. Creep tests at different temperatures allowed gaining a better understanding of changes that occur in the cheese matrix during heating and ripening. Sampling direction did not affect any of the parameters studied. Finally, it was clearly observed that cheese matrix behaves as a quite different physicochemical system depending on temperature. Therefore, it is recommended to carry out the rheological tests at different temperatures to evaluate appropriately the viscoelastic properties of mozzarella cheese.