Volume 75, Issue 2 pp. 270-288
Review

Potential applications of pulsed electric field in cheesemaking

Marie-Claude Gentès

Corresponding Author

Marie-Claude Gentès

Saint-Hyacinthe Development and Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 3600 Casavant Boulevard West, Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, J2S 8E3 Canada

Author for correspondence. E-mail: [email protected]

Contribution: Conceptualization, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing

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Annie Caron

Annie Caron

Saint-Hyacinthe Development and Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 3600 Casavant Boulevard West, Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, J2S 8E3 Canada

Contribution: Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing

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Claude P Champagne

Claude P Champagne

Saint-Hyacinthe Development and Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 3600 Casavant Boulevard West, Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, J2S 8E3 Canada

Contribution: Conceptualization, Supervision, Visualization, Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing

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First published: 22 March 2022
Citations: 5

Abstract

Consumers show interest in preservation technologies that are not based on heating. This review examines the use of nonthermal technologies such as pulsed electric field (PEF) in cheesemaking. The effects of PEF on the destruction of pathogens in cheesemaking milk, as well as in brines, are examined. Additionally, PEF affects milk proteins and lipids, as well as starters, with potential consequences for the sensory properties of cheese. The challenges of scaling up the PEF in cheesemaking are addressed. In the aim of promoting durable agri-food systems, applications of PEF in processes of cheese whey valorisation are also discussed.

DATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT

Data availability is not applicable to this review as no data were generated except for the data presented in the supplementary material.

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