The effect of some manufacturing factors on ripening of White Cheese (AKawei) stored in brine solution

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of different manufacturing factors on ripening rates and important properities of Syrian White cheese(AKawei) . Cheese was made from pasteurized milk ( 72 °C for 15 Sec , using traditional way ) were stored in 12 , 16 % Brine for 60 days at room and fridge temperatures. Some physicochemical and biochemical analyses were carried out during storage time. . The effect of different brine concentrations, temperatures and ripening time on total solids, protein, ash, salt, fat, pH,total and solves nitrogen and ripening rates were found to be statically significant at (P<0.05).The result indicated that ripening rates for cheese stored in 12 , 16 % Brine at room temperature were 21.42 % and 17.77 % respectively . While the ripening rates for cheese stored in 12 , 16 % Brine at fridge temperature were 12 % and 9.34 % respectively at the end of ripening time .

The effect of some preservation and storage methods on the microbiological content of capers flower buds (Capparis spinosa L.)

Flower buds of capers were processed by some common methods as pickling, salting, and other uncommon like freezing with and without blanching and canning. The results showed that there was no microbiological growth in all methods since the fourth month of storage. Best growth for lactobacillus bacteria was in 5% brine (8.2 × 106) and then in 8% brine (1.2 × 106)CFU.g-1 . while there wasn’t any growth of this bacteria by using other methods like using high concentration of salt 23%. On other hand, the results showed that this bacteria existed in small account (1.4 × 102) and (1.1 × 102) CFU.g-1 after a week in brine 16% and the freezed sample respectively. There was no statistical difference between the two storage solutions as there wasn̓ t any microbiological growth in both of them through 8 months.