Effect of partial substitution of NaCl with KCl on proteolysis of halloumi cheese

J Food Sci. 2011 Jan-Feb;76(1):C31-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1750-3841.2010.01901.x. Epub 2010 Nov 18.

Abstract

The effect of substitution of NaCl with Potassium chloride (KCl) in brine solution on proteolysis of halloumi cheese was investigated. Halloumi cheeses were made and kept in 4 different brine solutions (18% w/w), including only NaCl (HA; control); 3NaCl:1KCl (w/w) (HB); 1NaCl:1KCl (w/w) (HC); 1NaCl:3KCl (w/w) (HD); and stored for 56 d at 4 °C. Proteolysis was assessed using water-soluble nitrogen (WSN), trichloroacetic acid-soluble nitrogen (TCA-SN), phosphotungstic-soluble nitrogen (PTA-SN), urea polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (urea-PAGE), and peptide patterns. WSN and TCA-SN contents were similar in all experimental cheeses. Peptide patterns of the pH 4.6 N fraction and urea-PAGE showed no significant difference between halloumi cheeses kept in various NaCl/KCl mixtures (HB, HC, HD) and control (HA). Sodium and potassium contents showed positive correlations with WSN and PTA-SN. There was an inverse correlation between calcium (Ca) contents and WSN and PTA-SN. Correlations between Ca and Na or K were negative at the same salt treatment.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Calcium, Dietary / analysis
  • Cheese / analysis*
  • Cheese / microbiology*
  • Colony Count, Microbial
  • Diet, Sodium-Restricted*
  • Food Additives / chemistry*
  • Food Handling
  • Hydrolysis
  • Lactobacillus delbrueckii / growth & development
  • Lactobacillus delbrueckii / metabolism
  • Milk Proteins / chemistry
  • Milk Proteins / metabolism*
  • Nitrogen / analysis
  • Peptide Fragments / chemistry
  • Peptide Fragments / metabolism
  • Potassium Chloride / chemistry*
  • Potassium, Dietary / analysis
  • Salts / chemistry
  • Sodium, Dietary
  • Solubility
  • Streptococcus thermophilus / growth & development
  • Streptococcus thermophilus / metabolism
  • Time Factors

Substances

  • Calcium, Dietary
  • Food Additives
  • Milk Proteins
  • Peptide Fragments
  • Potassium, Dietary
  • Salts
  • Sodium, Dietary
  • brine
  • Potassium Chloride
  • Nitrogen