Optimization of Camel Milk Cheese Processing Using Protease from Latex (Ficus carica) | Chapter 3 | Research Aspects in Agriculture and Veterinary Science Vol. 5
The goal of this work was to look for new plant peptidases with milk-clotting activity in camel milk in latex fractions from Ficus carica, which might be used as rennet replacements. Fast Protein Liquid Chromatography was used to fractionate latex from fig trees to make the enzymatic preparation (FPLC). The milk is pasteurised at a low temperature and cooled, then added a culture of lactic starters isolated from artisanal fermented milk, followed by an enzymatic preparation of latex; the mixture is incubated for 24 hours at 37°C; the whey is drained to obtain a cheese curd; and finally, the mixture is cooled to obtain a fresh cheese. The cheese yield was evaluated using various fraction doses, and it was discovered that 1 ml of the extract in 100 ml of camel milk had a 15% yield. Camel milk cheese was found to be more acidic, richer in protein (50,04 g/l) and phosphorus (0.199 g/l), but less loaded with total mesophilic flora when compared to cow milk cheese in terms of physicochemical and microbiological characterisation. When compared to cow milk cheese, camel milk cheese has higher levels of fat-soluble vitamins (retinol, K2, and Tocopherol), as well as a higher quantity of ascorbic acid (6.189 mg/kg). Oleic acid (28.4%) is the most abundant fatty acid in camel milk cheese, followed by palmitic acid (27.1%) and stearic acid (2.4%). (23.6 percent ).
Author(s) Details:
Dr. Imen Fguiri,
Laboratory of Livestock and Wild life Institute of Arid Lands (IRA Medenine), Médenine, Tunisia.
Dr. Amel Sboui,
Laboratory of Livestock and Wild life Institute of Arid Lands (IRA Medenine), Médenine, Tunisia.
Dr. Manel Ziadi,
Laboratory of Microbial Ecology and Technology (LETMi), National Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology (INSAT), Tunisia.
Dr. Naziha Ayeb,
Laboratory of Livestock and Wild life Institute of Arid Lands (IRA Medenine), Médenine, Tunisia and Regional Center for Agricultural Research (CRRA) Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia.
Ms. Samira Arroum,
Laboratory of livestock and Wild life Institute of Arid lands (IRA Medenine). Médenine. Tunisia
Mr. Mohamed Dbara,
Laboratory of Livestock and Wild life Institute of Arid Lands (IRA Medenine), Médenine, Tunisia.
Prof. Mohamed Hammadi,
Laboratory of Livestock and Wild life Institute of Arid Lands (IRA Medenine), Médenine, Tunisia.
Prof. Touhami Khorchani,
Laboratory of Livestock and Wild life Institute of Arid Lands (IRA Medenine), Médenine, Tunisia.
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