ISSN:
1750-3841
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
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Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
Cottage cheese (4% milkfat) was stored under three isothermal conditions (3, 9, and 15°C) and one varied temperature condition for the length of its useful shelf life–up to 32 days. Attached to each one-half pint carton were two full history, enzymatic based, time-temperature indicators (I-POINT models #4014 and #4021). Throughout the study quality attributes of the cottage cheese, as determined by chemical and microbial means, and the indicator progress were periodically monitored. The cheese spoiled due to growth of acid-forming bacteria under the warmer conditions and due to psychrotrophic bacteria under the coldest condition. Response of the I-POINT model 4014 was significantly related to changes in three of the quality attributes of the cottage cheese, specifically: pH, standard plate count when the cheese was stored at 8.8° C, and titratable acidity when the cheese was stored at 15.1° C.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2621.1991.tb05290.x
