Document Type
Article
Journal/Book Title/Conference
LWT- Food Science and Technology
Volume
83
Publisher
Academic Press
Publication Date
5-6-2017
First Page
184
Last Page
192
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Abstract
The effect of shear work input on the microstructure, fat particle size and creep behavior of model Mozzarella type cheeses was studied. Cheese samples were prepared in a twin screw cooker at 70 °C by mixing protein and fat phases together with different amounts of shear work input. Major changes in cheese structure were observed while working at 150 rpm and 250 rpm screw speeds. Confocal microstructures plus macroscopic observations showed systematic changes in structure with increased shear work inputs with unmixed buttery liquid observed at kg−1, typical Mozzarella type microstructures (elongated fat-serum channels) at 6–15 kJ kg−1 and homogeneously distributed, small size fat droplets at >58 kJ kg−1. At very high shear work inputs, > 75 kJ kg−1, striations or anisotropy in the microstructures had disappeared and small micro-cracks were evident. A 4-element Burger's model was found adequate for fitting the creep data of model cheese at 70 °C but a 6-element model was required at 20 °C. As shear work input increased retarded compliance decreased and zero shear viscosity increased indicating the more elastic behavior of the cheeses with higher shear work input. Changes in the protein matrix appear to be the main reason for increased elastic behavior.
Recommended Citation
Sharma P., Munro, P.A., Gillies, G., Dessev, T. T., & Wiles, P. G. (2017). Changes in creep behaviour and microstructure of model Mozzarella cheese during working. LWT – Food Science and Technology, 83, 184-192.
