Innovative covering liquids stabilising water–fat leachate from fresh mozzarella cheese used as pizza topping

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dc.abstract.enThis study analyses the possibility of changing the composition of the covering liquid in which mozzarella cheese is stored. The characterisation of mozzarella cheese consumed fresh and during later culinary use as a pizza topping was carried out. Mozzarella cheese from cow’s milk and reconstituted sheep’s milk were used for this study. The cheese was stored in whey-based covering liquid to which single or double amounts of lactose and/or citric acid (w/w) were added. The results obtained during laboratory analysis showed that the addition of lactose and/or citric acid to the covering liquid significantly impacted the mass of the cheese and the changes that can occur during later culinary use. The observed changes in the cheese during storage in the covering liquid were confirmed by the characteristics of the liquid itself. The smallest mass changes were related to cheeses stored in a covering liquid with double the amount of lactose and a single amount of citric acid. This cheese also displayed positive changes in all assessed descriptors (texture, melt, and colour). The amount of leachate from the cheese was small and occurred relatively late after unpacking and quartering. Based on the results of the study, changes made to the composition of the covering liquids can positively affect the characteristics of mozzarella cheese. Additionally, this data allows for the creation of specialised mozzarella cheeses that can pique the consumer’s interest.
dc.affiliationWydział Nauk o Żywności i Żywieniu
dc.affiliation.instituteKatedra Mleczarstwa i Inżynierii Procesowej
dc.contributor.authorBiegalski, Jakub
dc.contributor.authorCais-Sokolińska, Dorota
dc.date.access2025-08-05
dc.date.accessioned2025-08-05T10:22:52Z
dc.date.available2025-08-05T10:22:52Z
dc.date.copyright2024-02-14
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstract<jats:p>This study analyses the possibility of changing the composition of the covering liquid in which mozzarella cheese is stored. The characterisation of mozzarella cheese consumed fresh and during later culinary use as a pizza topping was carried out. Mozzarella cheese from cow’s milk and reconstituted sheep’s milk were used for this study. The cheese was stored in whey-based covering liquid to which single or double amounts of lactose and/or citric acid (w/w) were added. The results obtained during laboratory analysis showed that the addition of lactose and/or citric acid to the covering liquid significantly impacted the mass of the cheese and the changes that can occur during later culinary use. The observed changes in the cheese during storage in the covering liquid were confirmed by the characteristics of the liquid itself. The smallest mass changes were related to cheeses stored in a covering liquid with double the amount of lactose and a single amount of citric acid. This cheese also displayed positive changes in all assessed descriptors (texture, melt, and colour). The amount of leachate from the cheese was small and occurred relatively late after unpacking and quartering. Based on the results of the study, changes made to the composition of the covering liquids can positively affect the characteristics of mozzarella cheese. Additionally, this data allows for the creation of specialised mozzarella cheeses that can pique the consumer’s interest.</jats:p>
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dc.description.number4
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dc.description.versionfinal_published
dc.description.volume13
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/foods13040581
dc.identifier.issn2304-8158
dc.identifier.urihttps://sciencerep.up.poznan.pl/handle/item/4079
dc.identifier.weblinkhttps://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/13/4/581
dc.languageen
dc.relation.ispartofFoods
dc.relation.pagesart. 581
dc.rightsCC-BY
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dc.share.typeOPEN_JOURNAL
dc.subject.enmozzarella cheese
dc.subject.encovering liquid
dc.subject.enpizza baking
dc.subject.enwater diffusion
dc.subject.enleachate
dc.titleInnovative covering liquids stabilising water–fat leachate from fresh mozzarella cheese used as pizza topping
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