Manufacturing characteristics and shelf life of Quesillo, an Argentinean traditional cheese

Quesillo is a pasta filata cheese variety typical of the Argentine Northwest. Some features of this cheese are reviewed: gross composition, manufacturing technology and shelf life microbiological composition. Gross composition showed: pH 5.1, fat 21.21%, protein 29.02%, total solids 51.50%. The manu...

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Autores: Oliszewski, Ruben, Cisint, Juan Carlos, Nuñez, Martha Susana
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2007
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/56380
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/56380
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Argentine Artisanal Cheese
Cheese Type Pasta Filata
Quesillo
Shelf Life
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Sumario:Quesillo is a pasta filata cheese variety typical of the Argentine Northwest. Some features of this cheese are reviewed: gross composition, manufacturing technology and shelf life microbiological composition. Gross composition showed: pH 5.1, fat 21.21%, protein 29.02%, total solids 51.50%. The manufacturing methods compared were (1) traditional, with raw milk and native flora growth (TM), (2) experimental 1, with pasteurized milk, lactic starters and conventional, plastic bag packaging (EM1); (3) experimental 2, with pasteurized milk, lactic starters and vacuum packaging (EM2). EM1 and EM2 showed that total processing time is shortened by 8 h with regard to TM. Microbiological quality was better in EM1 than TM, but it was the best in EM2, thus obtaining a longer shelf life product. © 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.