Detection of milk mixtures in halloumi cheese

A capillary electrophoresis method has been applied to the detection of illegal addition of milk from goat and/or cow in Halloumi cheese, traditionally made with sheep milk. The electrophoretic profiles of the casein from Halloumi cheeses have revealed that caprine para-κ-casein and bovine αS1-casein peaks point to the presence of low percentages of goat's and/or cow's milk added to Halloumi cheese. Stepwise multiple linear regression has been used to predict these percentages with a standard error of the estimation of 2.14%. The analytical method combined with the statistical application is valid for the prediction of percentages higher than 2% of goat's and percentages of 5% of cow's milk added to the cheese either in fresh or ripened cheese. The standard error of estimation was higher for the prediction of cow's milk than for goat's milk.

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Main Authors: Recio, Isidra, García-Risco, Mónica R., Amigo, Lourdes, Molina, Elena, Ramos, Mercedes, Martín-Álvarez, Pedro J.
Format: artículo biblioteca
Published: Elsevier 2004-06
Subjects:Milk mixture, Halloumi cheese, Capillary zone electrophoresis,
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/256526
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