Properties of Calcium Caseinates With Disparate Performance in Imitation Cheese

Authors

K. Fleming
R. Jenness
H. A. Morris
R. Schmidt

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Abstract

Two commercial lots of calcium caseinate preparations differing in performance imitation cheese were analyzed for various characteristics. A imitation process cheese manufacturing classified the caseinates as good or poor based on appearances of the finished cheese, emulsification of fat, oiling-off during sheeting and melting properties. The sample which exhibited good functional properties in imitation cheese, had slightly higher calcium (16.4 mg/g protein), non-casein protein (2.87%) and y-casein contents, a higher formal titre (8.95 mg free amino N/g protein), lower water absorption (138 mg/100 g protein), and lower stability to added calcium (8.0 min) than did the other sample (14.6 mg/g, 1.66%, 8.02 mg/g, 129 mg/100 g, and 15 min, respectively), which was described as having poor functionality according to the criteria of the imitation cheese producer.

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Fleming, K.; Jenness, R.; Morris, H. A.; and Schmidt, R. (1985) "Properties of Calcium Caseinates With Disparate Performance in Imitation Cheese," Food Structure: Vol. 4: No. 2, Article 14.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/foodmicrostructure/vol4/iss2/14