Ai. Najera et al., INFLUENCE OF TRADITIONAL SMOKING ON THE TRIGLYCERIDE COMPOSITION DURING THE RIPENING OF IDIAZABAL CHEESE, ZEITSCHRIFT FUR LEBENSMITTEL-UNTERSUCHUNG UND-FORSCHUNG A-FOOD RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY, 207(3), 1998, pp. 197-201
The influence of traditional smoking on the triglyceride (TG) composit
ion of Idiazabal cheese during ripening was studied using HPLC. The pa
rtition numbers (PNs) of the TGs ranged between 22 and 53, the groupin
gs of TG peaks with PN values of 36, 34, and 33 being the main contrib
utors. Statistically significant differences between the smoked and th
e unsmoked cheeses were recorded during the ripening period. Smoking h
ad a significant effect on certain groups of TGs at different ripening
times and no effect on others. The differences in the TG profiles of
the cheeses were the result of differing levels of lipolytic activity,
which was heightened by smoking.