DEHYDRATION OF CHEESE BY HOT AIR, MICROWAVE AND FREEZE-DRYING

The objective of this work was to study the dehydration of skim cheese through different methods, in particular by hot air, microwave and freeze-drying, in order to assess which of these methods would be more suitable for the development of a new product (cheese snack). For the three processes of de...

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Main Authors: ANA RITA C. PINHO, FERNANDA R. ASSIS, ANA PAULA PERES, MANUELA E. PINTADO, ALCINA M. M. B. MORAIS
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Published: Alma Mater Publishing House "Vasile Alecsandri" University of Bacau 2017-12-01
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Online Access:http://pubs.ub.ro/?pg=revues&rev=cscc6&num=201704&vol=4&aid=4641
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description The objective of this work was to study the dehydration of skim cheese through different methods, in particular by hot air, microwave and freeze-drying, in order to assess which of these methods would be more suitable for the development of a new product (cheese snack). For the three processes of dehydration, several temperatures, powers and times were used, respectively. The drying time was optimized to allow the water activity of the final product to be between 0.3 and 0.4. The color and texture of the product obtained by the three processes were evaluated, and the nutritional analysis (protein, lipids, ash) of the product dried by hot air at 52 ºC and by microwave at 750 W and 850 W was performed. The sensory analysis of the microwave dehydrated products was also carried out. The results obtained revealed that the temperature played a relevant role in the drying time and the hardness of the product. In the dehydration by microwave, the power of 850 W resulted in a lower drying time and a better color preservation, but in a high hardness of the samples. Among the three processes studied, the microwave drying was the fastest for the water removal from the cheese.
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spelling doaj-art-5a79ed4dcd7147e095ecc8d0e60f70022025-08-20T02:05:29ZengAlma Mater Publishing House "Vasile Alecsandri" University of BacauScientific Study & Research: Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology, Food Industry1582-540X1582-540X2017-12-01184455460DEHYDRATION OF CHEESE BY HOT AIR, MICROWAVE AND FREEZE-DRYINGANA RITA C. PINHO0FERNANDA R. ASSIS 1ANA PAULA PERES 2 MANUELA E. PINTADO 3ALCINA M. M. B. MORAIS 4Universidade Católica Portuguesa, CBQF - Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina – Laboratório Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Rua Arquiteto Lobão Vital, 172, 4200-374 Porto, PortugalUniversidade Católica Portuguesa, CBQF - Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina – Laboratório Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Rua Arquiteto Lobão Vital, 172, 4200-374 Porto, Portugal FROMAGERIES, BEL SA, Vale de Cambra, Portugal Universidade Católica Portuguesa, CBQF - Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina – Laboratório Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Rua Arquiteto Lobão Vital, 172, 4200-374 Porto, Portugal FROMAGERIES, BEL SA, Vale de Cambra, Portugal The objective of this work was to study the dehydration of skim cheese through different methods, in particular by hot air, microwave and freeze-drying, in order to assess which of these methods would be more suitable for the development of a new product (cheese snack). For the three processes of dehydration, several temperatures, powers and times were used, respectively. The drying time was optimized to allow the water activity of the final product to be between 0.3 and 0.4. The color and texture of the product obtained by the three processes were evaluated, and the nutritional analysis (protein, lipids, ash) of the product dried by hot air at 52 ºC and by microwave at 750 W and 850 W was performed. The sensory analysis of the microwave dehydrated products was also carried out. The results obtained revealed that the temperature played a relevant role in the drying time and the hardness of the product. In the dehydration by microwave, the power of 850 W resulted in a lower drying time and a better color preservation, but in a high hardness of the samples. Among the three processes studied, the microwave drying was the fastest for the water removal from the cheese.http://pubs.ub.ro/?pg=revues&rev=cscc6&num=201704&vol=4&aid=4641air temperatureashdrying timelipidsmicrowave powerproteinwater activity
spellingShingle ANA RITA C. PINHO
FERNANDA R. ASSIS
ANA PAULA PERES
MANUELA E. PINTADO
ALCINA M. M. B. MORAIS
DEHYDRATION OF CHEESE BY HOT AIR, MICROWAVE AND FREEZE-DRYING
Scientific Study & Research: Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology, Food Industry
air temperature
ash
drying time
lipids
microwave power
protein
water activity
title DEHYDRATION OF CHEESE BY HOT AIR, MICROWAVE AND FREEZE-DRYING
title_full DEHYDRATION OF CHEESE BY HOT AIR, MICROWAVE AND FREEZE-DRYING
title_fullStr DEHYDRATION OF CHEESE BY HOT AIR, MICROWAVE AND FREEZE-DRYING
title_full_unstemmed DEHYDRATION OF CHEESE BY HOT AIR, MICROWAVE AND FREEZE-DRYING
title_short DEHYDRATION OF CHEESE BY HOT AIR, MICROWAVE AND FREEZE-DRYING
title_sort dehydration of cheese by hot air microwave and freeze drying
topic air temperature
ash
drying time
lipids
microwave power
protein
water activity
url http://pubs.ub.ro/?pg=revues&rev=cscc6&num=201704&vol=4&aid=4641
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