Cheese is popular in Iran because of its high nutritional value; therefore, it necessary to control this product regarding health risk factors, particularly aflatoxin M1 (AFM1). This research reviewed AFM1 various varieties cheese assess the potential risks associated with consuming these products for different age groups. In regard, all accessible papers from databases were screened between Ju...

Background: Probiotics and especially Lactobacilli are among the most important components widely used in food technology. Isolation and characterization of indigenous probiotics should be performed in native populations. OBJECTIVES: In order to isolate lactobacillus spp. from Iranian traditional Lighvan cheese to be used as starters, 15 cheese samples were randomly selected and tested for tech...

background: probiotics and especially lactobacilli are among the most important components widely used in food technology. isolation and characterization of indigenous probiotics should be performed in native populations. objectives: in order to isolate lactobacillus spp. from iranian traditional lighvan cheese to be used as starters, 15 cheese samples were randomly selected and tested for tech...

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The aim of our study was to develop an original probiotic cheese based on the Estonian open-texture, smear-ripened, semisoft cheese "Pikantne." Cheese was produced by two methods using cheese starter cultures (Probat 505) in combination with 0.04% of probiotic Lactobacillus fermentum strain ME-3 (10(9) cfu/mL) with high antimicrobial activity and antioxidative properties. The probiotic Lactobac...

About 9.13 billion pounds of cheese is produced in the US every year, of which 34% is Cheddar cheese (NASS, 2007). Cheddar cheese composition and flavor quality, which influence the consumer acceptance, price and food processing application, develop during the ripening process. Cheese ripening or maturation is a slow process (2-24 months) characterized by series of complex physical, chemical, a...