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Characterization of Italian Cheeses Ripened Under Nonconventional Conditions

R. Di Cagno^*, S. Buchin, S. de Candia^*, M. De Angelis^*, P. F. Fox and M. Gobbetti^*,1

^* Dipartimento di Protezione delle Piante e Microbiologia Applicata, Università degli Studi di Bari, Italy
Unité de Recherches en Technologie et Analyses Laitières, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Poligny, France
Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland

¹ Corresponding author: gobbetti{at}agr.uniba.it

Four Italian cheeses (Casciotta di Urbino, Barricato San Martino, Vento d’Estate, and Ubriaco di Raboso) nonconventionally ripened under different plant materials (walnut leaves, herbs, hay, and wine by-products, respectively) were compared for compositional, microbiological, biochemical, and volatile profile characteristics. Mean values for gross composition were rather similar. Because primary starters were not used for manufacture, the endogenous lactic acid bacteria were mainly present (7.0 to 9.0 log₁₀ cfu/g). Except for Lactobacillus paracasei and Leuconostoc mesenteroides, which were commonly identified in 3 cheeses, Lactococcus lactis, Enterococcus sanguinicola, Lactobacillus brevis, Enterococcus durans/Enterococcus faecium, Lactobacillus plantarum, and Weissella cibaria/Weissella confusa were variously found in the 4 cheeses. Random amplification of polymorphic DNA-PCR analysis showed the biodiversity among the strains, and the species of lactobacilli were in part grouped according to their origin. As shown by the principal component analysis of reverse-phase fast protein liquid chromatography data for the pH 4.6-soluble fractions and by the determination of free AA, the secondary proteolysis of Barricato San Martino and Vento d’Estate mainly differed from the other 2 cheeses. Purge-and-trap and solid-phase microextraction were coupled with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry to determine volatile compounds. Vento d’Estate showed the highest levels of almost all chemical classes, and Casciotta di Urbino was characterized by a very low level of volatile components. Esters, ketones, and terpenes were the chemical classes that mainly differentiated the cheeses. Several volatile compounds seemed to be released directly from the plant materials used for ripening, especially terpenes for Vento d’Estate cheese. The lowest level of volatile free fatty acids was found in Casciotta d’Urbino, in which rennet paste was not used during manufacture. The highest concentration of free fatty acids, especially butyric and caproic acids, was found in Vento d’Estate cheese.

Key Words: barrique cheeses • endogenous lactic acid bacteria • proteolysis • volatile compound

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