Changes in the composition of fatty acids and proteins caused by defatting and sun-drying during manufacture were examined in Oriental cheeses. These results were compared with European cheeses and some samples produced in our laboratory. Techniques used included gas-liquid chromatography and polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis.
The fat content of Hurood, Johi and Churbi cheeses was low (1.08_??_7.31%) compared with European cheeses. Oriental cheeses were characterized by a large quantity of palmitic acid and a small quantity of oleic acid. The ratio of stearic acid-to-oleic acid was about 1:3 in European cheeses. In Oriental cheeses, there was little oxidation of fatty acids and change in peroxide values caused by sun-drying during manufacture.
The electrophoregrams after sun-drying showed no significant change in the protein composition of various types of cheeses. The phoregrams also revealed the variety of sources of milk from which Oriental cheese were made. Bovine milk was mainly used for Hurood and Churbi cheeses. Goat milk and/or horse milk was probably used for Johi and Urum cheeses, because they lacked a bovine α
s1, -casein band in the phoregram. The casein components in these Oriental cheeses were not in enzymatically hydrolyzed state.
Trypsin digestion and heating 'were added to the manufacturing process of Oriental cheeses, and by it this produced casein components were made with low molecular weight. It was suggested that the quality of Oriental cheeses might be improved by proteolysis and lactic acid fermentation. Protein components were scarcely lost by whey draining, and complete utilization of protein in milk was possible by this method.
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