Authors: John S Mounsey E Dolores O’Riordan
Publish Date: 2007/04/12
Volume: 226, Issue: 5, Pages: 1039-1046
Abstract
The rheological properties and microstructure of imitation cheeses containing 3 w/w pregelatinised maize waxymaize wheat potato or rice starches were compared to a control 0 w/w starch Dispersions of pregelatinised rice or waxymaize starches with casein had the highest viscosities following heating at 80 °C compared to casein heated alone or in mixtures with the other starches Imitation cheese products containing pregelatinised starches had larger fat globule size distributions especially rice or waxymaize starch and less homogeneous background protein matrices than the control as evidenced by scanning electron microscopy which indicated poorer fat emulsification The resultant imitation cheeses were softer less cohesive and had reduced melting properties compared to the control During processing the pregelatinised starch competed with the rennet casein for water and impaired the caseins hydration as evidenced visually by delayed emulsification of free oil Differences in levels of amylose retrogradation may have been responsible for variances in functionality between starches of different origins
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