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Comparison of the Milk-Clotting Properties of Three Plant Extracts

Mazorra-Manzano, Miguel A., Perea-Gutiérrez, Teresa C., Lugo-Sánchez, María E., Ramirez-Suarez, Juan C., Torres-Llanez, María J., González-Córdova, Aarón F., Vallejo-Cordoba, Belinda·2013·Food Chemistry

Abstract

Several proteases from plant sources have been proposed as milk coagulants, however, limited research has been done on their milk-clotting properties. The effect of temperature on the milk-clotting activity of kiwi fruit, melon and ginger extracts was evaluated, as well as the effects of the different extracts on curd properties. Melon extracts showed high milk-clotting activity over a broad temperature range (45-75 °C) while kiwi fruit and ginger extracts showed high activity over a narrower temperature range, with a maximum at 40 and 63 °C, respectively. Curds produced using kiwi extracts had textural properties comparable with those obtained using commercial rennet, while melon extracts produced a fragile gel and low curd yield. The milk-clotting behavior of the three plant extracts was related to the protease specificity present in these extracts. The kiwi proteases displayed chymosin-like properties and thus hold the best potential for use as a milk coagulant in cheese production.

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  • Actinidin has the highest milk-clotting activity to proteolytic activity ratio compared to other vegetable coagulants such as ginger zingibaine and melon cucumisin.

    “Mazorra-Manzano et al. [58] compared proteases extracted from ginger (Zingiber officinale) named zingibaine, melon (Cucumis melo) named cucumisin, and kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa) named actinidin, revealing that actinidin has the highest MCA/PA ratio compared to other vegetable coagulants.”

    From Plant Milk-Clotting Enzymes for Cheesemaking (2022) · cites this paper as [58]

  • Curds obtained using melon extracts had different textural properties as reflected by low values of hardness, cohesiveness, chewiness, and springiness, possibly due to higher proteolytic activity and lower milk-clotting activity to proteolytic activity ratio.

    “On the contrary, curds obtained using melon extracts had different textural properties as reflected by the low values of hardness, cohesiveness, chewiness, and springiness, possibly due to the higher PA and the lower MCA/PA ratio [58].”

    From Plant Milk-Clotting Enzymes for Cheesemaking (2022) · cites this paper as [58]

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Mazorra-Manzano, M. A., Perea-Gutiérrez, T. C., Lugo-Sánchez, M. E., Ramirez-Suarez, J. C., Torres-Llanez, M. J., González-Córdova, A. F., & Vallejo-Cordoba, B.
Affiliations
Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo (MX)
Corresponding author
Mazorra-Manzano, Miguel A.
Venue
Food Chemistry
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2013-12
Volume
141
Issue
3
Pages
1902-1907
ISSN
0308-8146 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2060044435
Cited by
117
References
44
Citations by year
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FWCI
3.97
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Food Chemistry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Science and Technology National Council (CONACyT)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Proteins in Food Systems
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Biotechnology › Enzyme Production and Characterization
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Pineapple and bromelain studies
Keywords
plant proteases, milk coagulants, ginger extract, milk-clotting activity, temperature dependence, cheese production
MeSH terms
Animals, Cattle, Cheese, Food Additives, Hydrogen-Ion Concentration, Milk, Plant Extracts, Temperature, Cucurbitaceae, Zingiber officinale, Actinidia

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