Dairy Flashcards
milk contains
lipids, proteins, salts, carbohydrates
essential nutrients in milk
Vit A, Vit B12, riboflavin, calcium, potassium, magnesium, zinc, phosphorus, carbohydrate, protein
raw milk
mimlk straight from animal
biosynthesis of milk
- synthesised in mammary gland
complete milk producing unit - alveolus
alveolus
- consists of secretary cells
- epithelial secretory cells surrounded by blood vessels
lactose, fat and most proteins (casein) formed from?
substrates carried in the blood
minerals, vitamins and certain proteins are
filtered out of blood
composition of milk
- human milk has low casein and high lactose
factors affecting milk compostion
- nutrition factors e.g. type and quality of feed
- non-nutritional factors e.g. breed, stage of location, season and temperature
nutrition factors
type and quality of feed
non-nutritional factors
- breed e.g. holstein breed have low fat and protein percentage
- stage of location
- season and temperature (e.g. more milk winter)
- age and size
- disease
- milking frequency
colostrum
- first milk that cow produces after calving
- differs from normal milk in composition and properties (yellowish, salty, high serum protein and antibodies)
- within 72 hours compositino returns to that of fresh milk
effect of milk composition
- physio-chemical properties
- functional properties
- pricing of milk: based on fat and protein solids, varies between manufacturers, states and individual farmers
physical properties of milk
- appearance
- density
- osmotic pressure
- freezing point
- pH and acidity
appearance of milk
- opacity - due to suspended particles of fat, protein and certain minerals
- colour - white to slight yellow (due to carotene content)
density of milk
- 1.028 - 1.033 g/cm3 20 degrees
osmotic pressure of milk
- isotonic
freezing point of milk
- 0.512 to -0.59 degrees
pH and acidity of molk
- important indicator of microbial quality of raw milk
- conc. of H+ ion
- pH fresh milk = 6.6-6.8
- acidity = 0.13% lactic acid
components of milk
- fat globules
- casein micelles
- whey proteins
- lactose, salts and others
milk fat
- lipids soluble in non-polar organic solvents and insoluble or sparingly soluble in water water
- 87% water
- is an oil in water emulsion
- exists as small globules or droplets dispersed in the milk serum (0.1-20um diameter)
fat globule
- enveloped by a biological membrane similiar to that of a blood cells
- acts as an emulsifier
main classes of lipids
table in slides
fatty acid composition of triclglycerols (TAGS)
- several hundred
- 15FA’s - 95% present in TAGS
- sat FA - C4-C20
70% total FA’s under normal conditions - unsat FAs - mono, dienes, trienes
- low levels of polyunsat acids - C18:2 (approx 2%)
- C16, C18 and C18:1 are most abundant
- C4 is unique to milk fat
TAG
- possible - 15 major FAs therefore 151515b - 3375
- distribution of FA’s over position in TAG are not random;
C4 and C6 mostly in 3-position, C18 mostly in 1-position - positioning affects crystalisation
Milk fat globule membrane (MFGM)
- completely covers milk fat globule
- originates from plasma membrane of mammary secretory cell
- reddish brown colour (due to xanthine oxidase)
- 2-6% total mass of fat globules
Function of MFDM
- dispersion of fat in aqueous phase of milk
- protection of fat from lipase
MFGM consists of proteins, lipids and carbs in approx ratio of
4:3:1
minor lipid components in milk
sterols
carotenoids
fat soluble vitamisn
sterols in milk
- class of lipid that are present in small qualities
- cholesterol represents 95% of total sterole present in bovine milk
carotenoids in milk
- present at trace level
- beta carotene - 95% total carotenoids
- situated solelt in core of fat globules
- absent from MFGM
Fat soluble vitamins in milk
Vit A - approx 40IU/g milk fat
Vit E - approx 0.025-0.05IU/g fat
Vit D and K - very low concentration
proteins in milk
Amino acids (AA) building blocks
- linked together in linear polymer chains (polypeptide chain)
proteins consist of 1 or more polypeptide chains bonded together and may be coiled or folded
2 major types of milk protein
- casein 80%
- whey 30%
minor type - membrane proteins (fat globule membrane and skim milk membranes)
Casein in milk
- exist as colloidal particles
- insoluble at pH 4.6 and 20 degrees
- come on top of the fat globule and help them to be stabilised(?) in milk
casein major types
- alpha S1, alpha S2, beta and K caseins (ratio of 40:10:35:12)
- synthesised in secretory cells
casein minor types
- y-casein and proteose peptone and upside down y-casein
- produced after secretion of milk
casein micelle
- contains 95% of casein
- av MW approx 10^8 daltons , diameter 50-500nm
- 94% protein, 6% colloidal calcium phosphate
- 2g water/g protein
- discreet particles stabilised by K-casein on surface
- hydrophilic C-terminal end protudes to give micelle hairy appearance
Whey
- casein-derived peptide in cheese whey
- about 60 enzymes from blood and secretory cells in mammory gland
whey major proteins
- beta-lactoglobulin (2-4g/L)
- alpha-lactalbumin (1-1.5 g/L)
- bovine serum albumin (0.1-0.4 g/L)
- immunoglobulin (0.6-1g/L)
whey minor proteins
- lactoferrin
- immunoglobulilns
lactoferrin
- equivalent to transferrin in blood
- has antimicrobial properties
- binds iron (basis of antimicrobial properties)
- fragments (lactoferricin) obrained by treating lactoferrin with a proteinase enzyme thats antibacterial
heat sensitive - denatures at about 65 degrees
immunoglobulins
- high conc. in colostrum (10% total N)
- 3 classes exist in milk - A, G, M
- provides protection against bacteria and rotavirus infection in children
- produced by hyperimmune cows
Lactose
- carb in milk
- least soluble of common sugars
- can cause defects in concentrated milk and frozen fairy products
- low sweetness
deficiency of lactose can cause
lactose intolerance
lactose is made of
glucose and galactose
minerals in milk
- Ca, Mg, K, Na
- bicarbonate, chloride, citrate salts
- distributed between soluble and colloidal phase
- 66% calcium and 55% phosphorus in collodial phase
- affects stability of milk and milk products
- maintains osmotic pressure
milk enzymes
- some originate in blood
- some synthesised in mammary secretory cells
- some have found commerical applications
- some cause quality problems in milk and milk products
milk cooling
- milk leaves udder at temp of 37 degrees
- contaminated with microbes (even before leaving udder)
- further infection of milk by microorganism can take place during milking, handling (e.g. cow skin, hair etc), storage and other pre-processing activities
bacteria in milk
- multiply as soon as gets into milk
- milk is generally very rich in nutrients - ideal growth environment for many microorganisms
- water activity of milk is 0.98 - suitable for growth of bacteria
- pH is 6.6 - ideal for microbial growth
milk spoiling
- just a few hours
- must be cooled dwon to 4 degrees immediately after milking
- keep at low temp during storage and transportation
preparation of milk
reception of raw milk - testing of milk for quality
quality assurance of raw milk - - sensory, composition, antibiotics, freezing point depression, pH/acidity
standardisation of milk
- milks all come from different farms therefore has different properties
- standardised to have a constant quality of milk and also milk products (e.g. cheese)
- should have min 3.2 percent fat and 3 percent protein
standardisation of fat
skimming, adding cream
standardisation of protein
adding permeate
milk fat separation
- gravity
milk - sedimentation
- The liquid to be treated must be a dispersion (a mixture of two or more phases), one of which is continuous:
• In milk it is the milk serum, or skim milk, that is the continuous phase.
• Fat is dispersed in the skim milk in the form of globules - The phases to be separated must not be soluble in each other (Fat is insoluble in serum)
- The phases to be separated must also have different densities:
• the fat globules have a lower density.
If the density of the object is higher than that of the liquid, it will
sink, but it will float if the density of the object is lower.
If milk left in vessel
fat solubles will aggregate and float to the top of the milk - this could be skimmed of by hand but would be very slow, now have centrifugal force to separate
milk proteins are ___ than fat globules
much smaller
membrane
- semi-permeable membrane is a very thin film that allows some types of matter to pass through while leaving others behind
permeate
- filtrate, liquid passing through membrane
- all components of milk except protein
- added to milk to dilute protein (won’t change anything else)
feed
- solution to be concentrated or fractionated
retenate
- the concentrate, retained liquid
membrane process
Reverse Osmosis (RO)
Nanofiltration (NF)
Ultrafiltration (UF)
Microfiltration (MF)
Reverse Osmosis
- concentration of solutions by removal of water
Nanofiltration
- concentration of organic components by removal of part of monovalent ions like sodium and chlorine (partial demineralization)
Ultrafiltration
- concentration of large and macro molecules, for example proteins
Microfiltration
- removal of bacteria, separation of macromolecules
Homogenisation
- stops separation of fats
- breaks fat globules into smaller ones
- stabilises fat against gravity separation
- diminishes creaming
- uses turbulence and cavitation
advantages of homogenisation
- Smaller fat globules leading to less cream-line formation
- Whiter and more appetizing colour
- Reduced sensitivity to fat oxidation
- More full-bodied flavour, and better mouthfeel
- Better stability of cultured milk products
Disadvantages of homogenisation
- Somewhat increased sensitivity to light (sunlight and fluorescent tubes) can result in “sunlight flavour”
- The milk might be less suitable for production of semi-hard or hard cheeses because the coagulum will be too soft and difficult to dewater
five major heat treatments of milk in order of increasing severity
- Thermisation
- Pasteurisation
- High temperature pasteurisation (ESL, Extended Shelf Life processing)
- Ultra High Temperature(UHT) treatment (or Ultra Heat Treatment)
- In-container sterilisation
Thermisation
heat treatment - 60-65% for 5-15 seconds
- milder than and enables storage/transport for longer before pasteurisation
- reduces bacterial count and production of degrading enzymes
thermisation does not
- inactive alkaline phosphatase
- ensure destruction of pathogenic bacteria
Pasteurisation
- most effective (and common) control measure for eliminating pathogens that may be present in raw milk
Pasteurisation purpose
- destroying all bacteria that may be harmful to health (pathogens)
- destroying some undesirable enzymes and many spoilage bacteria
Pasteurisation shelf life
7, 10, 14 or up to 16 days
- has 12-16 days shelf life
- not packaged aspetically
- spoilage is usually due to post-pasteurisation contamination of the milk by psychrotrophic bacteria - thermodurics are minor spoilage organisms compared with psychrotrophs.
Pasteurisation Regulations
- varies from country to country
- common requirement in all countries is that the heat treatment must guarantee significant reduction of spoiling microorganisms and destruction of all pathogenic bacteria, without the product being damaged.
Pasteurisation Regulations in Australia
Milk must be pasteurised by
- heating to a temperature of no less than 72°C and retaining at such
temperature for no less than 15 secs
- heating, using any other time and temperature combination of
equivalent or greater lethal effect on any pathogenic micro-organisms in
the milk
- using any other process that provides an equivalent or greater lethal effect on any pathogenic micro- organisms;
unless an applicable law of a State or Territory otherwise expressly provides
Pasteurisation efficiency
Alkaline phosphatase test as an indicator of efficiency of pasteurization
The two processes of pasteurisation are
Batch - long time, low temp
Continous - short time, high temp
Batch method
- uses a vat pasteurizer
- surrounded by either circulating water, steam or heating coils of water or steam
- milk is heated and held throughout the holding period while being agitated
- must cool down milk to ocmplete pasteurisation
Continous (HTST)
- plate heat exchanger
- hot water on opposite sides of plates heat milk to a temp of at least 72 degrees
- flows through to the holding tube where is held for at least 16 seconds
- warm milk passes thorugh cooling section - cooled to 4 degrees