A Study on Mineral Contents in Domestic Mozzarella Cheese

Mozzarella Cheese의 무기질 함량에 관한 연구

This experiment was carried out to find general composition and mineral contents such as Ca, P, Mg, Na, K and Fe of domestic commercials Mozzarella cheese. Twenty-five products of 5 company were analyzed. The results obtained were as fellow : The average contents of moisture, fat, fat in dry matter, protein and ash in Mozzarella cheese were 49.01, 22.54, 44.16, 24.36 and 2.55%, respectively and average pH was 5.29. The average contents of Ca, P, Mg, Na, K and Fe were 696.44, 466.31, 22.08, 310.8, 82.84 and 0.36mg, respectively. Among products, product C was highest in levels of Ca, P and Mg, which were 797.4, 536.6 and 25.5mg, respectively, Na was highest for product A which contained 450.8mg. K and Fe were highest for product B which contained 98.9 and 0.51mg, respectively. Generally, the ratio of Ca to P was 1.5 : 1 and within the proper range. It was found that 645g of Mozzarella cheese was able to fully meet the daily recommendation of minerals including Ca, P and Na.

본 실험은 국내에서 생산, 판매되고 있는 5개사의 Mozzarella cheese 25개 제품을 구입 하여 일반 성분과 Ca, P, Mg, Na, K, Fe 등의 무기물을 분석, 비교하므로서 국산Mozzarella cheese의 품질을 검토하기 위하여 실시하였으며 그 결과는 다음과 같다. Mozzarella cheese의 평균 일반 조성은 수분 49.01%, 지방 22.54%, FiDM 44.16%, 단백질 24.36%, 회분 2.55%였으며 PH는 5.29였다. Mozzarella cheese의 평균 무기물 함량은 Ca 696.44mg, P 466.31mg, Mg 22.08mg, Na 310.8mg, K 82.84mg, Fe 0.36mg이었다. Ca, P, Mg 등은 C사 제품이 797.41mg, 536.61mg, 25.54mg으로 가장 높았고, Na은 A사 제품이 450.83mg으로 가장 높았으며, K, Fe 등은 B사제품이 98.92mg, 0.51mg으로 가장 높게 나타났다. 그리고 Ca, P의 비율은 1.5 : 1로 적절한 수준을 유지했고, Mozzarella cheese 645g에는 Ca, P, Na 등의 무기물 1일 권장량이 충분히 함유된 것으로 나타났다.