DAIRY Flashcards
What breed of cow is most commonly used for milk production in Australia?
Friesians
Why is milk considered ‘natures perfect food’?
It is produced to supply the neonate with complete nutritional requirements and so contains carbohydrates, lipids, proteins and salts
Where is milk synthesised?
In the mammary gland of a mammal
What is a singular milk producing unit called and describe its structure
An alveolus is a singular milk producing unit within the mammary gland
It consists of secretary cells surrounded by blood vessels
What is the average composition of milk?
87% water
4% fat
9% non-fat milk solids (SNF)
What factors can effect the composition of milk?
Nutritional Factors:
- type and availability of feed
Non-Nutritional Factors:
- breed
- stage of lactation
- season and temperature
- age and size of cow
- disease
- milking frequency
What is colostrum?
The milk produced by the cow in the first 72 hours of lactation
It differs from regular milk in colour and composition
- yellowish in colour
- very high in salt
- very high in proteins + antibodies
What effects can the composition of milk have on the end product?
- The physio-chemical properties
- Functional properties
- Pricing (price is based on milkfat/SNFs)
What are the physical properties of milk?
- white
- opaque
- higher density than water
- lower freezing point
- pH from 6.6-6.8
- isotonic with cells
Explain how fat exists in milk?
Milk is an oil in water emulsion and fat exists in globules dispersed throughout the milk
Eat fat globule is has a globule membrane which acts as an emulsifier
What is the main type of lipid in milk?
Triglycerides are the primary type
15 fatty acids make up 95% of the TAG present
Most of these are saturated and contain an even no of carbons
C16 and C18 are most abundant
Which triglyceride is exclusive to milk? What properties does this have?
C4
Gives buttery taste
Has a high melting point
Explain the positioning of fatty acids in a triglyceride
Positioning is not random. The positioning of certain fatty acids affects crystallisation and behaviour of the milk fat
C4 and C6 are mostly in the -3 position
C18 is mostly in the -1 position
Explain milk fat globule membrane
Membrane covers milk fat and acts as an emulsifier and to protect the fat from lipase
Originates from the plasma membrane of mammary secretory cells
Reddish/brown in colour due to xanthine oxidase enzyme
What are the minor lipid components of milk fat globules?
Sterols - 95% are cholesterol Carotenoids - in trace amounts in core of globule - 95% beta carotene Fat soluble vitamins - A, D, E, K
What are the 4 major types of caseins?
- alpha S1
- alpha S2
- beta
- kappa
What are casein micelles
Contain 95% of casein in milk
Consist of 94% protein, 6% colloidal calcium phosphate
They are spherical soft and porous
Stabilised by kappa casein on the surface
Calcium phosphate acts as a bridge between micelles
What are the 4 major proteins within whey?
- beta-lactoglobulin
- alpha- lactalbumin
- bovine serum albumin
- immunoglobin
Which major protein is soluble at a pH of 4.6?
Whey
Which protein has rennet coagulation?
Casein
Which protein has high heat stability?
Casein
Which protein has the greater particle size?
Casein
What are two types of minor whey protein?
- Lactoferrins: bind iron
- Immunoglobulins: give immunity against bacteria
3 classes: IgA, IgG, IgM
True or false: Changes in freezing point of milk can indicate its adulteration with water.
True
In what phase are mineral in milk found?
Both in serum (soluble) and in colloidal phase
What is the spoilage point of milk?
1 million bacteria per ml
At what temperature does milk leave the udder?
~37•C
What temperature is milk cooled to after leaving the udder? Why?
Must be cooled to 4 degrees as the shelf life of raw milk is only a couple of hours
What is milk tested for when arriving at milk factory?
- taste and smell
- composition
- antibodies
- freezing point depression
- pH/acidity
Why is standardisation of milk required?
- continuously required to meet legal requirements
- to maintain quality
- to meet processing parameters e..g for cheese
How is milk fat separated? Why are the requirements for this?
Sedimentation naturally occurs due to gravity, however this is not at a fast enough rate for commercial use
The milk must:
- be a dispersion
- phases to be separated must not be soluble in each other
- phases must have different densities
In commercial operations this is sped up by centrifuge
How is milk protein separated?
By membrane filtration, which involves a semi permeable very thin membrane allowing some molecules to pass through and others to be trapped
What is permeate?
The filtrate or liquid molecules which pass through the membrane
Contains all the components of milk except protein
What is retentate?
The concentrate or the liquid retained
What are the membrane processes?
Reverse osmosis: concentration of solution by the removal of water
Nanofiltration: concentration of organic compounds by removal of part of a monovalent ion like sodium + chlorine
Ultrafiltration: concentration of large macromolecules
Microfiltration: removal of bacteria and separation of macromolecules
What is homogenisation?
a standard industry procedure to stabilize the fat against gravity separation.
It involves breaking the fat molecules into smaller molecules so that they do not rise to the top
Milk is forced through a small passage at a high velocity and disintegration of fat is achieved by turbulence and cavitation
What are the advantages to homogenisation of milk?
- less cream formation
- whiter
- reduced sensitivity to fat oxidisation
- better mouthfeel
- better stability
What are the disadvantages to homogenisation?
- increased sensitivity to light (sunlight flavour)
- may be unsuitable for semi hard and hard cheeses
What is the purpose of heat treating milk?
Heat treating reduces or destroys enzymes and bacteria to give milk a longer shelf life
What are the 5 different types of heat treated milk?
Pasteurized milk
Thermisation
ESL (extended shelf life)
UHT (ultra heat treated)
In-container sterilisation
What is thermisation of milk?
60-65 degrees for 5-15 seconds
Reduces psychotropic bacteria
However in Australia you cannot heat treat twice so this method is rarely used
What is pasteurisation?
The most widely used method, varies from country to country, but involved significant reduction of spoiling microorganisms and destruction of all pathogenic bacteria
Kills pathogenic bacteria and destroys some undesirable enzymes
Must be pasteurised by:
- heating to no less than 72°C for 15 sec
- or any other time/temp combination that has equal or greater lethal effect
Does not effect taste, colour or nutritional content
How is pasteurisation efficiency tested?
An alkaline phosphatase test is used as an indicator of pasteurisation
If safe the enzyme will be inactive as it has the same denaturation point as pathogens
What are the two types of pasteurisation?
Batch Pasteurisation (Low temp, long time)
Continuous Pasteurisation (high temp, short time)
Explain how batch pasteurisation works
Uses a vat pasteuriser where milk is in a cavity and hot water is in a jacket
Agitator is used when milk is being heated
Milk is cooled in the vat, hot water is replaced with cold water
How does continuous pasteurisation work?
Using a plate heat exchanger
A stack of stainless steele plates in a frame are heated by hot water, heat is then transferred to milk
Plates are extremely thin so heat transfers rapidly
Milk then passes through to cooling section
What are the minor changes that occur during pasteurisation?
- small amount of denaturation of whey protein
- minor damage to water soluble vitamins
- inactivates milk lipase and alkaline phosphates
What is the shelf life of pasteurised milk?
12-16 days
What is extended shelf life milk?
No single definition
Extended shelf life beyond pasteurisation, can be weeks to months
3 different processing technologies:
- pasteurization combined with bactofugation or double bactofugation
- pasteurisation combined with microfiltration
- high heat treatment: ~120-130°C for 2-5 seconds
Packed under very clean but not aseptic conditions
Must be refrigerated