Viability of the Lactobacillus rhamnosus HN001 probiotic strain in Swiss- and Dutch-type cheese and cheese-like products.
The objective of this study was to determine the viability of the probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus HN001 in Swiss-type and Dutch-type cheese and cheese-like products (milk fat is substituted by stearin fraction of palm fat) during manufacture, ripening, and storage. The use of the probiotic L. rhamnosus HN001 in Dutch-type cheese and cheese-like products significantly (P = 0.1) changed their chemical composition (protein and fat content) and an insignificant increase (approximately 1.6% in cheese-like products and approximately 0.3% in cheese) in yield. L. rhamnosus HN001 did not affect the rate of changes in the pH of ripened cheese and cheese-like products. A minor increase in probiotic counts was observed in initial stages of production and were partially removed with whey. Ripened cheese and cheese-like products were characterized by high survival rates of probiotic bacteria which exceeded 8 log CFU/g after ripening. An insignificant reduction in the number of viable probiotic cells was noted during storage of Swiss-type and Dutch-type cheese, whereas a significant increase in probiotic cell counts was observed in cheese-like products during storage.
Dept. of Dairy Science and Quality Management, Faculty of Food Science, Univ. of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego 7, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland.
Grażyna
G
Cichosz
Marek
M
Aljewicz
Beata
B
Nalepa
D002611:Cheese / Q000382:microbiology*; D003611:Dairy Products; D005516:Food Microbiology; D006801:Humans; D052201:Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development*; D008894:Milk Proteins; D009426:Netherlands; D019936:Probiotics; D013045:Species Specificity; D013557:Switzerland; D000067816:Whey Proteins
D008894:Milk Proteins; D000067816:Whey Proteins
Lactobacillus rhamnosus; cheese; cheese-like products; milk-fat substitute; probiotic; viability