Use of sonoelastography to evaluate texture modifications of Mozzarella di Bufala Campana Protected Designation of Origin during storage at different temperatures


Submitted: 9 October 2014
Accepted: 8 January 2015
Published: 2 November 2015
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  • Nicola Costanzo Department of Life Sciences, University of Catanzaro Magna Græcia, Catanzaro, Italy.
  • Adriano Michele Luigi Santoro Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Productions, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
  • Eleonora Sarno Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Productions, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
  • Antonio Di Loria Department of Life Sciences, University of Catanzaro Magna Græcia, Catanzaro, Italy.
  • Rosa Daniela Grembiale Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Catanzaro Magna Græcia, Catanzaro, Italy.
  • Domenico Britti Department of Life Sciences, University of Catanzaro Magna Græcia, Catanzaro, Italy.
  • Federico Capuano Laboratory of Applied Biotechnologies, Department of Food Inspection, Institute for Experimental Veterinary Medicine of Southern Italy, Portici, (NA), Italy.
Mozzarella cheese from buffalo milk is a fresh, stringy-textured dairy product, exhibiting a porcelain white colour, a smooth, bright, and humid surface, an extremely thin rind and delicate taste. The high humidity typical of this cheese, reduces its shelf-life and it is cause of dramatic organoleptic changes during storage. In this study we tested sonoelastography to evaluate texture changes of mozzarella cheese from buffalo milk during storage. Cheeses form local market produced in the same condition were divided in three batches and stored in different conditions: the first (B1) was stored in preserving liquid at room temperature (20°C); the second (B2) was stored without preserving liquid at 4°C; and the third (B3) was stored at 4°C in preserving liquid. In B1 sonoelastography showed a reduction of the hardness and stiffness of rind, while in B2 inelastic tissue increased its thickness. Best results were obtained in B3, where no significant difference was evidenced during storage.

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Costanzo N, Santoro AML, Sarno E, Di Loria A, Grembiale RD, Britti D, Capuano F. Use of sonoelastography to evaluate texture modifications of Mozzarella di Bufala Campana Protected Designation of Origin during storage at different temperatures. Ital J Food Safety [Internet]. 2015 Nov. 2 [cited 2024 Mar. 28];4(4). Available from: https://www.pagepressjournals.org/ijfs/article/view/ijfs.2015.4746

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