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Effect of High-Pressure Treatment and a Bacteriocin-Producing Lactic Culture on the Proteolysis, Texture, and Taste of Hispánico Cheese

Departamento de Tecnología de Alimentos Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA) Madrid, 28040 Spain

¹ Corresponding author: nunez{at}inia.es

The effects of high-pressure treatment, by itself or in combination with a bacteriocin-producing culture added to milk, on the proteolysis, texture, and taste of Hispánico cheese were investigated. Two vats of cheese were manufactured from a mixture of cow and ewe milk. Milk in one vat was inoculated with 0.5% Lactococcus lactis ssp. lactis INIA 415, a nisin Z and lacticin 481 producer; 0.5% L. lactis ssp. lactis INIA 415-2, a bacteriocin-nonproducing mutant; and 2% of a commercial Streptococcus thermophilus culture. Milk in the other vat was inoculated with 1% L. lactis ssp. lactis INIA 415-2 and 2% S. thermophilus culture. After ripening for 15 d at 12°C, half of the cheeses from each vat were treated at 400 MPa for 5 min at 10°C. Ripening of high-pressure-treated and untreated cheeses continued at 12°C until d 50. High-pressure treatment of cheese made from milk without the bacteriocin producer accelerated casein degradation and increased the free AA content, but it did not significantly influence the taste quality or taste intensity of the cheese. Addition of the bacteriocin producer to milk lowered the ratio of hydrophobic peptides to hydrophilic peptides, increased the free AA content, and enhanced the taste intensity. The combination of milk inoculation with the bacteriocin producer and high-pressure treatment of the cheese resulted in higher levels of both hydrophobic and hydrophilic peptides but had no significant effect on the free AA content, taste quality, or taste intensity.

Key Words: high pressure • bacteriocin • cheese • proteolysis

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