Research Article
Preliminary evaluation of Hyblean Ricotta cheese through seasons, a comparison of the chemical and sensory characteristics
Guido Mangione,
Margherita Caccamo,
Kevin La Terra,
Giovanni Marino,
Antonio Difalco,
Giuseppe Azzaro,
Giovanni Belvedere,
Giuseppe Licitra,
Guido Mangione
Dipartimento di Agricoltura, Alimentazione e Ambiente (Di3A), Università degli Studi di Catania, Via Valdisavoia 5, 95123 Catania, Italy
Contribution: Investigation, Visualization, Formal analysis, Data curation, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing, Software, Methodology
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Margherita Caccamo
Consorzio per la Ricerca nel settore della Filiera Lattiero-Casearia e dell'agroalimentare (CoRFiLaC), 97100 Ragusa, Italy
Author for correspondence. E-mail: [email protected]
Contribution: Resources, Supervision, Data curation, Visualization, Writing - review & editing, Validation
Search for more papers by this authorKevin La Terra
Consorzio per la Ricerca nel settore della Filiera Lattiero-Casearia e dell'agroalimentare (CoRFiLaC), 97100 Ragusa, Italy
Contribution: Formal analysis, Visualization
Search for more papers by this authorGiovanni Marino
Consorzio per la Ricerca nel settore della Filiera Lattiero-Casearia e dell'agroalimentare (CoRFiLaC), 97100 Ragusa, Italy
Contribution: Investigation, Formal analysis, Visualization
Search for more papers by this authorAntonio Difalco
Consorzio per la Ricerca nel settore della Filiera Lattiero-Casearia e dell'agroalimentare (CoRFiLaC), 97100 Ragusa, Italy
Contribution: Investigation, Visualization
Search for more papers by this authorGiuseppe Azzaro
Consorzio per la Ricerca nel settore della Filiera Lattiero-Casearia e dell'agroalimentare (CoRFiLaC), 97100 Ragusa, Italy
Contribution: Visualization, Data curation, Formal analysis
Search for more papers by this authorGiovanni Belvedere
Consorzio per la Ricerca nel settore della Filiera Lattiero-Casearia e dell'agroalimentare (CoRFiLaC), 97100 Ragusa, Italy
Contribution: Visualization, Formal analysis, Data curation, Methodology
Search for more papers by this authorGiuseppe Licitra
Dipartimento di Agricoltura, Alimentazione e Ambiente (Di3A), Università degli Studi di Catania, Via Valdisavoia 5, 95123 Catania, Italy
Contribution: Conceptualization, Resources, Supervision, Visualization
Search for more papers by this authorGuido Mangione,
Margherita Caccamo,
Kevin La Terra,
Giovanni Marino,
Antonio Difalco,
Giuseppe Azzaro,
Giovanni Belvedere,
Giuseppe Licitra,
Guido Mangione
Dipartimento di Agricoltura, Alimentazione e Ambiente (Di3A), Università degli Studi di Catania, Via Valdisavoia 5, 95123 Catania, Italy
Contribution: Investigation, Visualization, Formal analysis, Data curation, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing, Software, Methodology
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Margherita Caccamo
Consorzio per la Ricerca nel settore della Filiera Lattiero-Casearia e dell'agroalimentare (CoRFiLaC), 97100 Ragusa, Italy
Author for correspondence. E-mail: [email protected]
Contribution: Resources, Supervision, Data curation, Visualization, Writing - review & editing, Validation
Search for more papers by this authorKevin La Terra
Consorzio per la Ricerca nel settore della Filiera Lattiero-Casearia e dell'agroalimentare (CoRFiLaC), 97100 Ragusa, Italy
Contribution: Formal analysis, Visualization
Search for more papers by this authorGiovanni Marino
Consorzio per la Ricerca nel settore della Filiera Lattiero-Casearia e dell'agroalimentare (CoRFiLaC), 97100 Ragusa, Italy
Contribution: Investigation, Formal analysis, Visualization
Search for more papers by this authorAntonio Difalco
Consorzio per la Ricerca nel settore della Filiera Lattiero-Casearia e dell'agroalimentare (CoRFiLaC), 97100 Ragusa, Italy
Contribution: Investigation, Visualization
Search for more papers by this authorGiuseppe Azzaro
Consorzio per la Ricerca nel settore della Filiera Lattiero-Casearia e dell'agroalimentare (CoRFiLaC), 97100 Ragusa, Italy
Contribution: Visualization, Data curation, Formal analysis
Search for more papers by this authorGiovanni Belvedere
Consorzio per la Ricerca nel settore della Filiera Lattiero-Casearia e dell'agroalimentare (CoRFiLaC), 97100 Ragusa, Italy
Contribution: Visualization, Formal analysis, Data curation, Methodology
Search for more papers by this authorGiuseppe Licitra
Dipartimento di Agricoltura, Alimentazione e Ambiente (Di3A), Università degli Studi di Catania, Via Valdisavoia 5, 95123 Catania, Italy
Contribution: Conceptualization, Resources, Supervision, Visualization
Search for more papers by this authorFirst published: 01 January 2024
Abstract
The present work aimed at a preliminary characterisation of the Hyblean Ricotta cheese manufactured from semi-extensive dairies in Sicily. A survey on the detection of technological parameters during the production process, as well as the chemical and sensory analysis of raw material and the products, were performed to compare the effect of two different seasons linked with changes in the feeding system (pasture vs indoor). Results indicate that the Ricotta from pasture season showed a significantly higher fat, total solids and protein content and a higher yellow-colour appearance, bitter taste, vegetable odour and aroma compared to the indoor season samples.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT
The authors have not stated any conflicts of interest.
Open Research
DATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT
The data that support the findings of this study are available upon request from the corresponding author.
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