ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Use of Soybean [Glycin max (L.) Merr.] Isolate
Protein to Produce Imitation Processed Cheese
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Department of Agribusiness and Consumer Sciences, College of Agriculture & Food Sciences, King Faisal University,
Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia
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Department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Tanta University, Tanta 31527, Egypt
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Department of Agricultural Botany, Faculty of Agriculture, Tanta University, Tanta 31527, Egypt
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Agricultural Botany Department, EPCRS Excellence Center, Plant Pathology and Biotechnology Laboratory,
Faculty of Agriculture, Kafrelsheikh University, 33516, Egypt
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Agricultural Biotechnology Department, College of Agricultural and Food Sciences, King Faisal University,
Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia
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Date Palm Research Center of Excellence, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia
Submission date: 2024-05-25
Final revision date: 2024-06-27
Acceptance date: 2024-07-24
Online publication date: 2024-12-10
Corresponding author
Hossam Eldin Hamed Mansour
Department of Agribusiness and Consumer Sciences, College of Agriculture & Food Sciences, King Faisal University,
Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia
Khaled Abdelaal
EPCRS Excellence Center, Plant Pathology and Biotechnology Laboratory, Agricultural Botany Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Kafrelsheikh University, 33516, Egypt, Egypt
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This research focused on the production of imitation processed cheese (IPC), which is lactosefree,
using soy protein isolate (SPI) to cover the needs of lactose intolerance and vegan people.
Imitation-processed cheese manufactured with SPI was investigated in regard to its chemo-physical,
microbiological, textural characteristics, and sensory qualities. Four treatments were tested, including
three SPI treatments (T1, T2, and T3), which contained 25, 50, or 100% SPI from total protein,
respectively, as compared with the control (which contained completely skim milk powder and whey
powder). The gross chemical composition of fresh IPC of T2 had the highest moisture and fat/dry matter
content, while T1 and T3 had lower values. SPI replacement did not significantly affect protein or total
nitrogen content. The control treatment had the highest ash content, whereas the lowest ash content
was recorded by T1. SPI substitution affects the titratable acidity and pH of cheese, with significant
differences between blends. Fresh IPC meltability reaches 20.33 mm for T3, while the minimum is
0.60 mm without dairy products. The properties of fresh cheese were significantly affected by
the composition of the blends; the hardness of cheese was highest in T3, with the highest percentage
of SPI. The decrease in SMP and sweet whey powder with SPI increased the hardness, while the
gumminess and chewiness also showed similar trends. This research proved that treatment T3 was the best, similar to the control treatment, and suitable for lactose-intolerant and vegans. The obtained
results provide an alternative source of vegetable protein that has multiple functions and is cheaper.