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Effect of Sodium Chloride Addition on Free Amino Acid Contents in Hard Yak Cheese during Maturation
SONG Xuemei, SONG Guoshun, LIANG Qi, ZHANG Yan
Journal of Dairy Science and Technology
2024, 47 (6):
23-30.
DOI: 10.7506/rykxyjs1671-5187-20240814-076
Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry was employed to determine the change of free amino acid contents in hard yak cheeses with different salt levels during 6 months of ripening. The results showed that a total of 23 free amino acids were detected, the major ones being aspartic acid, glutamic acid, isoleucine, leucine, phenylalanine, threonine and cysteine, together representing 94% to 95% of the total free amino acid content. The content of each free amino acid showed an increasing trend between months 1 and 6. In the late stage of maturation, the contents of threonine, asparaginate, aspartic acid, valine, proline and phenylalanine increased with increasing salt addition, the contents of alanine, histidine, arginine and tyrosine decreased, and the contents of leucine, isoleucine, serine, glycine and tryptophan first increased and then decreased. The contents of of glutamic acid, leucine, isoleucine, aromatic amino acid, cysteine, glycine and serine were significantly higher in long-ripened cheese with 1.3% salt addition than in those with higher salt contents. This study provides theoretical support for the development of low-salt hard yak cheese.
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