Detection of milk mixtures in Halloumi cheese

J Dairy Sci. 2004 Jun;87(6):1595-600. doi: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(04)73313-5.

Abstract

A capillary electrophoresis method has been applied to the detection of illegal addition of milk from goat and/ or cow in Halloumi cheese, traditionally made with sheep milk. The electrophoretic profiles of the casein from Halloumi cheeses have revealed that caprine para-kappa-casein and bovine alphas1-casein peaks point to the presence of low percentages of goat's and/or cow's milk added to Halloumi cheese. Stepwise multiple linear regression has been used to predict these percentages with a standard error of the estimation of 2.14%. The analytical method combined with the statistical application is valid for the prediction of percentages higher than 2% of goat's and percentages of 5% of cow's milk added to the cheese either in fresh or ripened cheese. The standard error of estimation was higher for the prediction of cow's milk than for goat's milk.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Caseins / chemistry
  • Caseins / isolation & purification*
  • Cattle
  • Cheese / analysis*
  • Electrophoresis, Capillary / methods
  • Electrophoresis, Capillary / veterinary*
  • Food Contamination / analysis*
  • Food Microbiology
  • Goats
  • Linear Models
  • Milk / chemistry*
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Sheep
  • Species Specificity

Substances

  • Caseins