Abstract
This study aimed to establish the optimum culture conditions for Mozzarella cheese by using Streptococcus macedonicus LC743, a strain selected for its immunomodulatory activity. For process optimization, 1.0% and 2.0% strain was inoculated and incubated at $32^{\circ}C$ and $35^{\circ}C$, respectively. The general components, bacterial count, total solids, yields, and immunomodulatory activity of the Mozzarella cheese were investigated. When the strain was inoculated at 2.0% and incubated at $32^{\circ}C$, the product quality and immunomodulatory activity was optimal and required minimal processing time. Therefore, 2.0% of S. macedonicus LC743 starter culture was added to milk at $32^{\circ}C$, after pasteurization at $63^{\circ}C$ for 30 min, and agitated for 4~5 min after addition of $230{\mu}L/kg$ of rennet. Curd was made by setting the milk 25~35 min after addition of 0.01~0.02% calcium chloride. The curd was cut at 0.1~0.12% acidity (81 min later) and after heating the cheese to up to $43^{\circ}C$. Whey was removed at an acidity of 0.17~0.18% by agitation for 53 min. Next, cheddaring for 210 min up to an acidity of 0.6~0.65%, stretching at $72{\sim}75^{\circ}C$, and molding at $65{\sim}70^{\circ}C$ were performed, and the product was allowed to cool down to $5^{\circ}C$. Salting was done with a solution of $18{\sim}20^{\circ}B{\acute{e}}$ at $12^{\circ}C$ for 20 min and drying occurred at 80~90% relative humidity at $10^{\circ}C$ for 2~3 days.
면역 활성능이 높은 균주로 선발된 Streptococcus macedonicus LC743를 이용하여 모짜렐라 치즈를 제조하기 위해 배양온도별($32^{\circ}C$, $35^{\circ}C$), 균주의 접종량 별(1.0%, 2.0%)로 모짜렐라 치즈를 제조하여 일반성분, 균수, 총고형분 및 수율 및 면역 활성을 측정하여 최적조건을 설정하였다. S. macedonicus LC743 균주를 이용하여 치즈 제조 시 2.0% 접종하여 $32^{\circ}C$에서 배양할 경우 가장 제조 시간이 단축되었고, 가공적성 및 면역활성이 우수하였다.
