Combination of Prebiotic Inulin and Probiotics intervention on the Physicochemical, Microbiological, and Sensory Properties of an Innovative Synbiotic Ras Cheese | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Chemistry | ||
| Volume 65, Issue 132, December 2022, Pages 629-639 PDF (590.2 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejchem.2022.147657.6405 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Osama Safwat Fawzy Khalil1; ِAmro Abdelazez* 2; Amal I El-Dardiry3 | ||
| 1Dairy Science and Technology Department, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Aswan University, Aswan, 81528, Egypt | ||
| 2Department of Dairy Microbiology, Animal Production Research Institute, Agriculture Research Centre, Dokki, Giza 12618, Egypt. | ||
| 3Dairy Chemistry Department, Animal Production Research Institute, Agriculture Research center, Giza, Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Inulin is classified as a prebiotic since it possesses functional health-promoting and industrial processing capabilities in dairy and non-dairy products. The study aims to incorporate inulin as a fat substitute with probiotics to improve the physicochemical, sensory, and microbiological properties of synbiotic Ras cheese during 90 days of ripening. Five Ras cheese formulations were investigated, including full-fat control 1 (FFCC) and low-fat control 2 (LFCC), as well as three formulas supplemented with 1 %, 3 %, and 5 % inulin (LFC1, LFC3, LFC5), respectively. As a result of the inulin addition, significant changes (P < 0.05) occurred in the textural profile, cheese yield, probiotic population, and sensory assessment. The addition of probiotic culture produced a synbiotic low Ras cheese with excellent sensory properties. It was discovered that LFT3 has the highest overall score of 76.64±2.49 points, while LFCC has the lowest overall score of 60.94±1.35 points. Surprisingly, Ras cheese supplemented with 3 % or 5 % inulin exhibited the equivalent mouth feel and texture characteristics as full-fat cheese. As recommended, combining probiotic culture and inulin is an innovative technique for improving low-fat cheese quality, health benefits, and low manufacturing costs. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Low-fat Ras cheese; probiotic; inulin; prebiotic; synbiotic | ||
|
Statistics Article View: 593 PDF Download: 235 |
||
