Development of the technology of production of cheese ‘Suluguni’ for farms

Abstract

The aim of the research is the development of a technology for the production of ‘Suluguni’ cheese for farms from milk of cows. Investigations of the chemical composition and physicochemical properties of cows’ milk were carried out using by ultrasonic method. It was found that the mass fraction of protein in milk is 3.19±0.02%, fat is from 4.32±0.06% to 5.07±0.08%. For the production of cheese, milk was standardized. The protein content in normalized milk is 3.37±0.02%, fat - 2.84±0.03%. The ratio of the mass fraction of protein and fat in normalized milk was 1.00:1.19. It was found that the milk of cows meets the requirements for raw materials for the production of cheese. We have developed a technology for the production of brine cheese ‘Suluguni’, which consists of the following operations: receiving milk, preparing milk for making cheese, fermenting, curdling and processing the curd, setting grain, drying, cheddaring, melting, forming a cheese head, salting, storing, transportation and sale of products. Cheese meets the requirements for organoleptic, physicochemical and microbiological indicators. The research results make it possible to recommend to farms the technology for the production of ‘Suluguni’ cheese with cheddaring and thermomechanical processing of the cheese mass.