Abstract
This study compared the in-vat moisture loss kinetics under fixed cheesemaking conditions during 75 min of stirring of curds prepared from protein-standardised milks produced from indoor cows fed total mixed ration (TMR), or outdoor cows fed grass only (GRA) or grass mixed with clover (CLO). Relative curd moisture as a function of time was fitted to different empirical equations, of which a logarithmic function gave the best fit to the experimental data. The moisture loss rate constant (k/min) was found to be similar for curds from protein-standardised TMR, CLO and GRA milks, showing minimal feed-induced variations in syneresis.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 663-672 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | International Journal of Dairy Technology |
| Volume | 71 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Aug 2018 |
Keywords
- Cheese curd moisture loss
- Herd diet
- Milk composition
- Model
- Standardisation