Mozzarella Cheese Stretching: A Minireview

Overview

Journal Food Technol Biotechnol

Specialty Biotechnology

Date 2021 Jun 4

PMID 34084083

Citations 7

Authors

Monica Correia Goncalves

Haissa Roberta Cardarelli

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Abstract

Mozzarella cheese stretching is a thermomechanical treatment influenced by factors such as pH, acidity, stretching time and temperature. The aim of this minireview is to provide information about the stretching step and the effect of the main factors on the functional properties of mozzarella. The presented studies show that stretching under higher temperatures promotes more interactions in the protein matrix, and changes occur in the calcium balance throughout the storage period that influence water mobility, proteolysis and lead to changes in mozzarella properties. Therefore, the information presented in this minireview may facilitate the production of mozzarella cheese with specific functional properties.

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