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J. Dairy Sci. 90:1102-1121
© American Dairy Science Association, 2007.

Microbiology, Biochemistry, and Volatile Composition of Tulum Cheese Ripened in Goat’s Skin or Plastic Bags

A. A. Hayaloglu*,1, S. Cakmakci{dagger}, E. Y. Brechany{ddagger}, K. C. Deegan§ and P. L. H. McSweeney§

* Department of Food Engineering, Engineering Faculty, Inonu University, 44280 Malatya, Turkey
{dagger} Department of Food Engineering, Agricultural Faculty, Ataturk University, 25240 Erzurum, Turkey
{ddagger} Food Quality and Safety Group, Hannah Research Institute, Ayr, KA6 5HL, United Kingdom
§ Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University College, Cork, Ireland

1 Corresponding author: ahayaloglu{at}inonu.edu.tr

Tulum cheeses were manufactured from raw ewe’s milk and ripened in goat’s skin bags (tulums) or plastic containers to understand the effect of ripening container on the chemical composition, biochemistry, microbiology, and volatile composition of Tulum cheeses during 150 d of ripening. Chemical compositions of the cheeses ripened in tulums were significantly different and the moisture contents decreased rapidly in those cheeses because of the porous structure of the tulum. Higher microbial counts were detected in the cheeses ripened in plastic than in cheeses ripened in tulums. Differences in nitrogenous compounds and total free AA of the cheeses were not significant. Total concentrations of free AA in cheeses increased with age and Glu, Ala, Val, Leu, and Phe were the most abundant AA in the cheeses. Urea-PAGE of pH 4.6-insoluble fractions of the cheeses during ripening showed similar degradation patterns in all cheeses. Peptide profiles by reversed-phase HPLC of pH 4.6- and ethanol-soluble or ethanol-insoluble fractions of the cheeses revealed only minor differences in the concentrations of some peptides among the cheeses; however, age-related changes in peptide concentrations were significantly different among the cheeses. Cheeses were analyzed at 90 d of ripening for volatile compounds by solid-phase microextraction gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. One hundred volatile components were identified, including 11 acids, 16 esters, 12 methyl ketones, 7 aldehydes, 22 alcohols, 7 sulfur compounds, 6 terpenes, and 19 miscellaneous compounds. The main components were short-chain fatty acids, 2-butanone, diacetyl, and primary alcohols. Quantitative differences in several volatile compounds were evident among the cheeses. Cheeses ripened in tulums or plastic had similar aroma patterns, but the concentrations of some components were different.

Key Words: Tulum cheese • packaging material • volatile composition • ripening and proteolysis






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