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The use of cold plasma technology in solving the mold problem in Kashar cheese
Gökhan Akarca1, Azize Atik1, İlker Atik2
1Food Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Afyon Kocatepe University, 03200 Afyonkarahisar, Turkey.
Abstract:
In this study, the possibilities of using cold plasma technology in solving the mold problem, which is one of the most important problems in Kashar cheese, were investigated. For this purpose Kashar cheeses were exposed to cold plasma with different gas compositions. As a result of the study 3-4 log reduction was achieved for both Aspergillus flavus and Penicillium crysogenum. The pH and aw values of samples were decreased with cold plasma application. The b* values of samples increased while L* and a* values decreased. When all the results obtained are considered as a whole, it can be said that cold plasma technology improves the physicochemical properties of Kashar cheese and provides significant decrease in mold count of the product.
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