Effect of Inulin and Resistant Starch on Quality and Functionality of Low Fat Mozzarella Cheese Made from Buffalo Milk

Abstract

Pakistan has huge population of buffalo with 43.7 million heads and 39.50 million tons of milk (GOP, 2021-22). Buffalo milk is best suited for mozzarella around the world due to its composition and in Pakistan its availability in bulk makes it more convenient to use for mozzarella production (Murtaza et al., 2014;Qureshi et al., 2019).In last couple of decades, the consumption of cheeses increased may folds. Among dairy products cheese is