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Study of the influence of yeast inoculum concentration (Yarrowia lipolytica and Kluyveromyces lactis) on blue cheese aroma development using microbiological models

Price, Elliott J.; Linforth, Robert S.T.; Dodd, Christine E.R.; Phillips, Carol A.; Hewson, Louise; Hort, Joanne; Gkatzionis, Konstantinos

Authors

Elliott J. Price

Robert S.T. Linforth

Christine E.R. Dodd

Carol A. Phillips

Louise Hewson

Joanne Hort

Konstantinos Gkatzionis



Abstract

Yarrowia lipolytica and Kluyveromyces lactis occur as part of Stilton cheese microflora yet are not controlled during production. This study investigated the influence of their inoculum concentration on aroma production. Models of Y. lipolytica and K. lactis, with Penicillium roqueforti, were analysed using instrumental and sensory analysis. Different concentrations of Y. lipolytica produced important changes in the aroma profiles of microbiological models, analysed by solid-phase microextraction (SPME GC-MS). Sensory analysis with discrimination tests showed differences were detectable via human perception but did not concern the similarity to blue cheese odour. Increasing the inoculum concentration of K. lactis resulted in decreased variation between replicates. Partial least squares (PLS) regression on Flash profile data showed models inoculated with low concentrations of K. lactis exhibited blue cheese-related attributes, associated with increased ketone production. Results suggest that controlling the amount of Y. lipolytica and K. lactis during production offers potential to manipulate blue cheese aroma development. © 2013 Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Citation

Price, E. J., Linforth, R. S., Dodd, C. E., Phillips, C. A., Hewson, L., Hort, J., & Gkatzionis, K. (2014). Study of the influence of yeast inoculum concentration (Yarrowia lipolytica and Kluyveromyces lactis) on blue cheese aroma development using microbiological models. Food Chemistry, 145, 464-472. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2013.08.081

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Aug 19, 2013
Online Publication Date Aug 29, 2013
Publication Date Feb 15, 2014
Deposit Date Sep 1, 2017
Journal Food Chemistry
Electronic ISSN 1873-7072
Publisher Elsevier
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 145
Pages 464-472
DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2013.08.081
Keywords Blue cheese aroma, Yarrowia lipolytica, Kluyveromyces lactis, SPME GC–MS, Napping®, Flash profile, Discrimination tests, Partial least squares regression
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1109373
Publisher URL https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308814613011758?via%3Dihub
PMID 00032768

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