Fundamentals of Cheese Science

by Patrick F. Fox, Timothy P. Guinee, Timothy M. Cogan, Paul L. H. McSweeney

Overview

This book provides comprehensive coverage of the scientific aspects of cheese, emphasizing fundamental principles. The book's updated 22 chapters cover the chemistry and microbiology of milk for cheesemaking, starter cultures, coagulation of milk by enzymes or by acidification, the microbiology and biochemistry of cheese ripening, the flavor and rheology of cheese, processed cheese, cheese as a food ingredient, public health and nutritional aspects of cheese, and various methods used for the analysis of cheese. The book contains copious references to other texts and review articles.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781489976819
Publisher:	Springer-Verlag New York, LLC
Publication date:	08/22/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	799
File size:	9 MB

About the Author

PF Fox PhD DScPatrick Fox is Professor Emeritus of Food Chemistry in University College, Cork, Ireland.  His research over the last 55 years has focussed on dairy chemistry and biochemistry with emphasis on milk proteins and enzymes.  He is the editor or author of a large number of publications which have become highly cited.
PLH McSweeney PhD DScPaul McSweeney is Professor of Food Chemistry in University College, Cork, Ireland.  The overall theme of his research is dairy biochemistry with particular reference to factors affecting cheese flavour and texture.  He is the co-author or co-editor of a number of books on dairy chemistry and cheese science in addition and research papers and reviews.
T.P. Guinee, PhDTimothy P. Guinee is a Principal Research Officer in Food Chemistry and Technology at Teagasc Food Research Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, Cork, Ireland and adjunct professor at University College Cork. His interests include the study of the rheology and functional properties of composite high protein food matrices, and the exploitation of these properties in food manufacture and assembly/formulation, with particular emphasis on gels and cheese-based systems. 
T.M. Cogan, PhDTimothy Cogan  is an emeritus Senior Principal Research Officer at the Moorepark Research Centre, Teagasc, Fermoy, Ireland and emeritus professor in the Department of Food Microbiology, University College Cork. His main Research interests during his research career were starters and the microbiology of cheese and butter, particularly lactic butter.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Cheese:  Historical AspectsChapter 2: Overview of Cheese ManufactureChapter 3: Principal Families of CheeseChapter 4: Chemistry of Milk ConstituentsChapter 5: Bacteriology of Cheese MilkChapter 6: Starter CulturesChapter 7: Enzymatic Coagulation of MilkChapter 8: Post-Coagulation Treatment of the Renneted-Milk GelChapter 9: Salting of Cheese CurdChapter 10: Cheese YieldChapter 11: Microbiology of Cheese RipeningChapter 12: Biochemistry of Cheese RipeningChapter 13: Cheese FlavourDr. Kieran Kilcawley, Teagasc, Moorepark, Co. Cork, Ireland
Chapter 14: Cheese: Structure, Rheology and TextureChapter 15: Factors That Affect Cheese QualityChapter 16: Fresh Cheese Products: Principals of Manufacture and Overview of Different VarietiesChapter 17: Processed Cheese and Substitute/Imitation Cheese ProductsChapter 18: Ingredient Cheese and Ingredients Derived from CheeseChapter 19: Pathogens and Foodborne Illness in CheeseChapter 20: Nutritional Aspects of CheeseY.C. O’Callaghan, T.P. O’Connor and N.M. O’Brien
Chapter 21: Current legislation on cheeseMichael Hickey, Michael Hickey Associates, Derryreigh, Charlevieel, C. Cork, Ireland.
Chapter 22: Whey and Whey Products

Editorial Reviews

Scientists from Cork, Ireland, two with the Dairy Products Research Centre and two with University College, offer a broad account of the scientific aspects of cheese, for anyone who works with it from researchers and professionals to graduate and undergraduate students in food science and technology. They assume readers are familiar with biochemistry, microbiology, and diary chemistry. Their emphasis is on fundamental principles rather than technological aspects. The topics include historical aspects, manufacture, enzymatic coagulation, the microbiology of ripening, rheology and texture, the principal families of cheese, nutritional aspects, pathogens and food-poisoning bacteria in cheese, processes cheese and substitute or imitation cheese products, and analytical methods. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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