WO2018056425A1

WO2018056425A1 - Fermented milk rich in flavor, and method for producing same

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Publication number: WO2018056425A1
Application number: PCT/JP2017/034407
Authority: WO
Inventors: 裕美森川; 素晴小森; 和典柏木; 典明松永
Original assignee: 株式会社明治
Priority date: 2016-09-26
Filing date: 2017-09-25
Publication date: 2018-03-29
Also published as: JPWO2018056425A1; JP7114471B2

Abstract

This method for producing fermented milk entails adding sugar to raw milk or a milk product, and after inoculation with one or more types of starter cultures selected from a group consisting of fermentation starters and yeast, fermenting the raw milk or milk product.

Description

Flavored fermented milk and method for producing the same

The present invention relates to a fermented milk rich in flavor and a method for producing the same.

The consumption of fermented milk in Japan has increased over the last 20 years. However, the annual consumption of cheese is about 1/7 to 1/10 compared to Europe, America, Australia and the like. In order to stimulate further demand, it can be said that development of new flavored cheeses, especially cheeses with rich flavors suitable for Japanese and Asian diets, is effective.

Under such circumstances, in order to produce fermented milk, fermentation centering on lactic acid bacteria is the mainstream, and koji molds and yeasts have hardly been used. Examples of using other than lactic acid bacteria include camembert cheese and blue cheese, which are mainly produced by inoculating Penicillium mold into milk and aging.

On the other hand, there are some reports on foods that are inoculated with koji mold and fermented.
For example, Patent Document 1 describes that the taste of cheese is improved by inoculating and culturing a koji mold on a low-fat cheese curd.
Patent Document 2 describes that a cheese having a beautiful color with a red appearance can be obtained by growing red koji mold on cheese and covering and ripening the cheese surface with koji mold.

In patent document 3, the process cheese excellent in the flavor and taste which provided the umami | taste, richness, characterized by using for the cheese curd the koji cheese prepared by inoculating and cultivating koji mold to natural cheese, and The manufacturing method is described.
Patent Document 4 describes a method for producing a fermented fermented milk beverage in which rice bran is fermented into raw milk. It is described that the manufactured fermented strawberry beverage is a beverage rich in amino acids (essential amino acids).

JP 2009-1000067 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 04-304842 JP 2010-246499 A JP2015-159770A

This invention makes it a subject to provide the novel manufacturing method which can manufacture fermented milk rich in flavor by inoculating aspergillus or yeast into raw material milk or dairy products (such as card | curd), and fermenting. .

The present inventor inoculates raw milk or dairy products (cards) with at least one selected from the group consisting of Aspergillus or yeast as a starter and fermented to give a flavorful fermentation with ginjo aroma. The inventors found that milk can be produced and completed the present invention.
In addition, the present inventor added (mixed) sugar to raw milk or dairy product (curd), inoculated one or more selected from the group consisting of koji molds and yeast as a starter, and fermented. As a result, it was found that flavored fermented milk with enhanced ginjo aroma can be produced compared to the case where no sugar is added, and the present invention has been completed. ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, while providing fermented milk with high palatability which was not seen conventionally, while producing high quality ginjo aroma, the method which can utilize aspergillus or yeast with a weak ginjo aroma itself as a starter is provided. .

In Patent Documents 1 to 4, flavored fermented dairy products that have been enhanced by “Ginjoka”, which has been favored by Japanese people since ancient times, are obtained by inoculating koji molds into raw milk and dairy products (cards) and fermenting them. There is no description about the manufacturing method. In addition, there is no description or suggestion of a method for effectively increasing ethyl caproate, which is a substance contributing to ginjo aroma, in fermented milk.

That is, this invention consists of the following content.
1. A method for producing fermented milk, comprising inoculating a raw milk or dairy product with at least one selected from the group consisting of Aspergillus and yeast as a starter and then fermenting the raw milk or the dairy product. The said manufacturing method characterized by the manufactured fermented milk exhibiting ginjo incense.
2. 2. The method for producing fermented milk according to 1, comprising performing a step of adding sugar to the raw milk or the dairy product before inoculating the koji mold.
3. The production of fermented milk according to 1, comprising a step of adding sugar to the raw milk or the dairy product before inoculating the koji mold, and then a step of lactase treatment of the raw milk or the dairy product. Method.
4). A fermented milk comprising fermenting the raw milk or the dairy product after adding sugar to the raw milk or the dairy product and inoculating one or more selected from the group consisting of Aspergillus and yeast as a starter Production method.
5). 5. The method for producing fermented milk according to any one of 2 to 4, wherein the sugar is glucose or fructose.
6). 6. The method for producing fermented milk according to any one of 1 to 5, wherein the koji mold belongs to the genus Aspergillus.
7). 7. The method for producing fermented milk according to any one of 1 to 6, wherein the yeast is Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
8). 8. The method for producing fermented milk according to any one of 1 to 7, wherein the fermentation is performed at a temperature of 15 to 45 ° C. for 12 to 72 hours.
9. 9. The method for producing fermented milk according to any one of 1 to 8, wherein the produced fermented milk contains 0.5 ppm or more of ethyl caproate.
10. 10. The method for producing fermented milk according to any one of 1 to 9, wherein the peptidase activity in the produced fermented milk is 0.01 ABS / h or more when lysine-p-nitroanilide is used as a substrate. .
11. Cheese produced by the production method according to any one of 11.1 to 10.
12. Natural cheese produced by the production method according to any one of 12.1 to 10.

According to the present invention, fermented milk with enhanced ginjo aroma and umami and excellent flavor can be provided.
Furthermore, by using the production method of the present invention, a high-quality ginjo aroma is produced, but a gonococcus or yeast with a weak ginjo aroma itself can also be used as a starter, and a highly-preferred fermented milk that has not been seen in the past. Can also be provided.

One aspect of the method for producing fermented milk of the present invention is to ferment the raw milk or the dairy product after inoculating the raw milk or the dairy product with at least one selected from the group consisting of Aspergillus and yeast as a starter. Including. The fermented milk produced by the production method of the present invention is characterized by exhibiting ginjo aroma.
In this aspect, it is preferable to include a step of adding sugar to the raw milk or the dairy product before inoculating the koji mold.
Moreover, in this aspect, before inoculating the koji mold, it may include a step of adding sugar to the raw milk or the dairy product, and then a step of lactase treatment of the raw milk or the dairy product. preferable.

In another aspect of the method for producing fermented milk of the present invention, sugar is added to raw milk or a dairy product, and one or more selected from the group consisting of koji molds and yeasts are inoculated as a starter. Fermenting raw milk or said dairy product. By this production method, fermented milk with enhanced ginjo aroma can be produced.

By providing fermented milk to which ginjo aroma is imparted according to the present invention, it is possible to produce and sell a new flavored cheese, a new flavored yogurt and the like. Further, according to the present invention, ginjo aroma can be imparted more efficiently, the ginjo aroma can be retained for a long time (for example, at least one month in a vacuum package and refrigerated), and the expiration date can be extended.

In the present invention, examples of fermented milk include cheese, yogurt, and yogurt-like foods. Moreover, in this invention, a "cheese" contains the cheese-like food using the said cheese. That is, the “cheese” of the present invention is similar to “natural cheese”, “process cheese”, and “cheese food” defined by the “fair competition rules”, as well as cheese-like foods generally referred to as cheese-like food in the industry. All products (for example, foods mainly made of milk or the like) are also included.

The fermented milk produced by the production method of the present invention is given ginjo aroma by koji mold and / or yeast. The fermented milk produced by the production method of the present invention preferably contains ethyl caproate or ethanol as a component exhibiting ginjo aroma, and more preferably contains 0.5 ppm or more of ethyl caproate. More preferably, it contains 1.0 ppm or more of ethyl caproate. The content of ethyl caproate is more preferably 1.5 to 100 ppm, and further preferably 2.0 to 50 ppm.

In addition, the fermented milk produced by the production method of the present invention has an enzyme (peptidase) activity when lysine-p-nitroanilide is used as a substrate from the viewpoint of the deliciousness of the fermented milk and from the viewpoint of umami and maturity. Is preferably 0.01 ABS / h or more.

As one aspect of the production method of the present invention, 8 steps of the cheese production method will be described.
1) Standardize raw milk. Standardization refers to the process of preparing milk and milk products (raw milk, skim milk, milk protein concentrate, skim milk powder, cream, etc.) and mixing them in accordance with the cheese composition of the final product.
Sugar may be mixed in the standardization step. In principle, the sugar may be added at any stage of the production process. For example, from the viewpoint of reducing the risk of bacterial contamination, it is possible to proceed with fermentation after first adding sugar and sterilizing by heating to deactivate the enzyme.
After standardization, a step of mixing centrifugal sterilization or a fermentation regulator may be included.
When adding sugar to the curd, it is preferable to mix 0.1 to 10 wt%. On the other hand, when adding sugar to raw milk, it is preferable to mix 0.4 to 40 wt%.

2) When producing cheese containing 10 wt% or more of fat, homogenize. The temperature condition is preferably 50 to 90 ° C, more preferably 60 to 85 ° C. The homogenization pressure is preferably 5 to 40 MPa, more preferably 5 to 30 MPa.
Generally, when the fat content is 2 wt% or less, the flavor and texture tend to be poor. The fermented milk produced by the production method of the present invention may have a low fat content of 2 wt% or less, and an unpleasant odor (ransit odor) increases even when the fat content exceeds 2 wt%. do not do. These are thought to be due to the masking effect of Ginjo incense.

3) Raw milk is heat-treated for hygiene and quality stabilization. The conditions have a bactericidal effect equivalent to that at 63 ° C. for 30 minutes. For example, high temperature short time sterilization (HTST sterilization) and ultra high temperature short time sterilization (UHT sterilization) can be mentioned.
In addition, when adding a rennet in the manufacturing process of fermented milk, especially cheese, it is preferable to make the card | curd into the conditions which do not cause deionization of calcium ion, a whey modification | denaturation, the formation of a soft card | curd, and the delay of separation. On the other hand, when coagulating with an acid, even if UHT sterilization, the curd is not affected. In the case of cream cheese, conditions of 74 ° C. to 95 ° C. and 15 to 300 seconds are preferable.

4) A curd is formed by adding acid and / or rennet to raw milk. At this time, a calcium salt (calcium chloride) may be added before card formation.
The acid is preferably added at 10 ° C. or lower until pH 4.6 or lower. Alternatively, heating may be performed after adjusting the pH to about 4.6 to 5.3, for example. As the acid, an acid recognized for food use such as lactic acid, hydrochloric acid, citric acid, gluconic acid, and acetic acid may be used. For example, in the case of lactic acid, acid coagulation can be achieved by adjusting the pH to 4.2 to 5.4 with lactic acid in a 5 to 50% (v / v) solution. In the present invention, lactic acid is preferred from the viewpoint of cheese flavor and physical properties.
The amount of rennet added varies depending on the type of cheese, but for example, 0.05 to 5 wt% is preferably added to form a curd. At this time, stirring may be performed at about 10 to 80 rpm. The temperature is preferably 25 to 45 ° C.

5) As described above, in principle, sugar may be added at any stage of the production process. Sugar may be added to the surface of the curd or mixed inside the curd. Or while adding to the surface of a card | curd, you may mix in the inside of a card | curd. When mixed inside the curd, sugar loss during addition is reduced. At this time, the amount of sugar added to the curd is preferably 0.01-30 wt%, more preferably 0.2-20 wt%, still more preferably 0.5-10 wt%, particularly preferably 1-3 wt%. It is.

6) Inoculate the starter described later. It may be inoculated on the surface of the card or inside the card and then stacked. The amount of starter added is preferably 0.01 to 30 wt%, more preferably 0.1 to 20 wt%, and still more preferably 0.1 to 10 wt% from the viewpoint of imparting ginjo aroma and suppressing mold odor. %, Particularly 1 to 5 wt% is preferable.
From the viewpoint of imparting ginjo aroma and suppressing yeast odor, the koji mold is preferably inoculated in an amount of 0.01 to 30 wt%, more preferably 0.1 to 10 wt%, and particularly preferably 1 to 5 wt%.
The yeast is preferably inoculated in an amount of 0.01 to 30 wt%. Furthermore, in the present invention, ginjo aroma can be enhanced by adding sugar, so that the inoculum of the koji mold and yeast can be appropriately reduced.

As a method for culturing koji mold, a known method can be used. The medium used for the production of the koji mold culture medium usually contains a nutrient source capable of growing microorganisms. Nutrient sources include rice, soybeans, barley, wheat, dextrin, whey, casein, skim milk powder, whey protein concentrate (WPC), whey protein isolate (WPI), yeast extract, soybean extract, trypticase and other peptones , Sugars such as glucose and lactose, minerals such as whey minerals, or foods containing a large amount of these. Although it is preferable to use skim milk as a nutrient source, it is not limited to this example.

The culture temperature is preferably 15 to 50 ° C., more preferably 25 to 40 ° C., further preferably 25 to 30 ° C., and the culture time is usually 3 to 72 hours, preferably 12 to 48 hours. Although culture is possible under aerobic and anaerobic conditions, aerobic conditions are preferred.

7) In the case of fresh cheese (quark, etc.), put a starter in the curd and mature, heat it to below 50-90 ° C., and then centrifuge to remove whey.
In the case of cheese ripened for one week or more, before the step 5), the cheese is cut into a predetermined size according to the type of cheese in order to promote whey elimination and homogenization inside the curd. After cutting, for example, the whey is generally removed by standing at about 30 ° C. for 20 to 200 minutes. Next, cooking may be performed. While gently stirring, whey is eliminated from the inside of the card by shrinking the protein matrix and promoting acid generation. A known method may be used for the cutting and cooking conditions.
In the case of pasta filler cheese, for example, curd lowered to pH 5.1 to 5.4 is soaked in hot water at 70 to 80 ° C. to be plasticized. After that, inoculate a starter etc.

8) When cheese is produced by the production method of the present invention, the fermentation temperature of koji molds and / or yeasts is preferably 15 to 45 ° C, more preferably 15 to 50 ° C, more preferably 25 to 45 ° C, and further preferably Is the optimum temperature of gonococci and / or yeasts ± 3 ° C. The fermentation time is preferably 6 hours or more, more preferably 12 to 72 hours, more preferably 12 hours to less than 2 weeks, and further preferably 24 hours to 1 week. Conventionally, there has been a case where ginjo aroma is imparted to cheese by long-term aging for several months or more. In the present invention, ginjo aroma is imparted in a shorter time than a conventional cheese production method. After this, it is packaged through a known cheese predetermined process depending on the type of cheese. Further, in the present invention, ginjo aroma is added in a short period of time as compared with the case where no sugar is added.

The container for fermented milk of the present invention may be selected from plastic, paper, metal, earthenware, or a composite material thereof. It can be made into the form of the container stuffed with these containers. Moreover, a container may be coat | covered with a plastic shrink film, a light shielding film (for example, a metal foil layer film, a black or dark color ink coating film), or the container or the film may be used in combination of two or more kinds. From the viewpoint of flavor deterioration and decomposition (reduction) due to light transmission or oxygen transmission, it is preferable to combine a light-shielding container or film.

The sugar of the present invention refers to all sugars such as monosaccharides, disaccharides, oligosaccharides, syrups and reduced syrups. Specifically, glucose, fructose, galactose, etc., sucrose, maltose, etc., isomerized sugar, fructooligosaccharide, galactooligosaccharide, palatinose, lactitol, xylitol, raffinose and the like can be mentioned. From the viewpoint of enhancing the activity of yeast, glucose, a mixture of glucose and fructose, or sucrose is preferable, and glucose or glucose and fructose is particularly preferable.

Examples of the milk used in the fermented milk of the present invention include animal milk such as cows, buffalos, goats, sheep, and horses.
Above all, cows are economically advantageous because they are easily obtained in large quantities. Raw milk and milk used for curd are raw milk (unsterilized milk), pasteurized milk (sterilized milk), partially skimmed milk, skimmed milk, full fat concentrated milk, skimmed concentrated milk, full fat milk powder, skimmed milk powder, milk A protein concentrate and a glycomacropeptide can be appropriately blended. Depending on the type of fermented milk actually produced, butter, buttermilk, cream, whey protein concentrate, whey protein isolate, α-lactalbumin, and β-lactoglobulin may be added to the raw milk. These additive components may be used alone or in combination of two or more.
At this time, as raw material milk, it is preferable to use raw milk (unsterilized milk) and processed products thereof from the viewpoint of good flavor and the like. These milks are preferably contained in a solid content concentration of 8 wt% or more. 9 to 24 wt% is more preferable. 9 to 16 wt% is more preferable.

As the starter, one or more selected from the group consisting of Neisseria gonorrhoeae and yeast can be used as appropriate. Examples of Aspergillus include Aspergillus oryzea, Aspergillus sojae, Aspergillus awamori, Monasccus sp, and the like. Examples of the yeast include Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Zygosaccharomyces rouxii, Kluyvermyces lactis, Kluyvermyces marxinus and the like. These starters may be used alone or in combination of two or more.

In the production method of the present invention, ginjo aroma can be imparted to fermented milk even with koji molds alone. Moreover, a stronger ginjo aroma can be imparted by combining koji mold and yeast.
As the koji mold, the genus Aspergillus is preferable, Aspergillus oryzea and Aspergillus sojae are preferable, and Aspergillus oryzea is more preferable.

In addition to gonococci and yeast, a lactic acid bacteria starter can be used as appropriate. Examples of lactic acid bacteria include Lactobacillus bulgaricus, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus lactis, Lactobacillus casei, Lactobacillus helveticus, Streptococcus thermophilus, Streptococcus cremoris, and the like. Furthermore, Propionibacterium, Bifidobacteria, etc. can be used in addition to Neisseria gonorrhoeae and yeast.

In the present invention, lysine-p-nitroanilide (Lys-p-NA), which is a p-nitroanilide derivative of an amino acid, is used as a substrate as an index for measuring enzyme (peptidase) activity in fermented milk. .

Specifically, 100 μl of 20 mM Lys-p-NA solution and 1.8 ml of 100 mM potassium phosphate buffer (pH 7.0, 37 ° C.) are placed in a 5 ml glass tube and kept at 37 ° C. 100 μl of appropriately diluted enzyme solution is injected here to start the reaction. After 30 minutes, a reaction stop solution (1.0 ml of 30% w / v acetic acid) was injected to stop the enzyme reaction, followed by centrifugation (10000 rpm for 5 minutes), and the absorbance of the supernatant was measured at 410 nm. Lys-p-NA released by peptidase activity has a maximum absorption at 410 nm. The reaction time (h) is plotted on the horizontal axis and the absorbance (ABS) is plotted on the vertical axis to obtain an approximate quadratic curve formula, and when it is 0.01 ABS / h or more, it is preferable from the viewpoint of flavor such as umami and aging. More preferably, it is 0.02 ABS / h or more.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described more specifically with reference to examples and experimental examples. However, the scope of the present invention is not limited to the description of these examples and experimental examples.

[Experimental Example 1]
20 kg of cream (product name “Fresh Cream 45”, Meiji Co., Ltd.) was added to 80 kg of raw milk to obtain a formula adjusted to have a fat content of 15 wt%. The prepared milk was sterilized at 95 ° C. for 60 seconds and then homogenized at 75 ° C. under a pressure of 15 MPa. The homogenized formula is cooled to 4 ° C., and a 10% (w / w) aqueous lactic acid solution is added with stirring until the pH is 5.2. After the curd has solidified, the stirring is continued to 80 ° C. After heating, curd and whey were separated to obtain acid-coagulated cheese.

Aspergillus oryzae starter is 1 wt% of yeast extract (product name "Eastock (s-Pd)", Asahi Foods and Healthcare Co., Ltd.) added to 10 wt% aqueous solution of skim milk powder (product name "Skimpowder Milk", Meiji Co., Ltd.) The medium obtained by sterilization at 121 ° C. for 1 minute was cooled to 28 ° C., then inoculated with 0.6 wt% of Aspergillus (Yamabuki No. 2 (Aspergillus genus), Akita Imano Co., Ltd.), and at 28 ° C. for 48 hours. Prepared by culturing.

After preparing an acid-coagulated cheese with no added glucose (0 wt%) and a mixture of glucose added with 1 wt%, 3 wt%, and 10 wt%, respectively, a koji mold starter or koji mold starter and Inoculated with yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae), fermented at 30 ° C. for 36 hours, added glucose product 1 of the present invention (Koji mold only) and product 2 (Koji mold and yeast), and no glucose added Reference Product 1 (Koji mold only) and Reference product 2 (Koji mold and yeast) were obtained. In addition, the acid coagulated cheese was not inoculated with koji molds and yeast, and was allowed to stand at 30 ° C. for 36 hours to obtain a control product 1.

10 expert sensory evaluation panelists performed sensory evaluation on the ginjo aroma, umami, and overall evaluation of the present invention products 1, 2, reference products 1, 2, and control product 1. In addition, this sensory evaluation is based on the criteria of Table 1 for ginjo aroma, umami, and overall evaluation. If the average score of 10 people for overall evaluation is 3 points or more, the flavor to which ginjo aroma is given. Rated as rich cheese.
Further, the same amount of hexane was added to the present product 1, the present product 2, the reference product 1, the reference product 2, and the control product 1, and after distillation for 90 minutes with a distillation apparatus, the concentration of ethyl caproate in the hexane phase Was measured by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry to evaluate ginjo aroma.
Furthermore, the enzyme (peptidase) activity of the inventive product 1, the inventive product 2, the reference product 1, the reference product 2, and the control product 1 was measured by the method described later.

Gas chromatograph-mass spectrometer used for the measurement of ethyl caproate concentration is 7890A / 5975C inertXL (Agilent Technologies, Inc.), column is DB-WAX (Agilent Technologies, Inc.), gas flow rate: helium (carrier gas) ) 1 ml / min, ion source temperature: 230 ° C., ionization method: EI, set mass number: m / z 99,88.

The measuring method of enzyme (peptidase) activity was as follows. 80 ml of extraction buffer (pH = 7 (37 ° C.)) was added to 20 g of cheese, and the mixture was treated with a homogenizer (manufactured by IKA, model: ULTRA-TURRAX T25) at 9500 rpm for 1 minute. Here, the extraction buffer is an aqueous solution composed of 50 mM potassium phosphate, 30% (w / v) sucrose, and 150 mM sodium chloride.
30 g of the aqueous solution obtained by homogenizing the cheese was centrifuged at 4 ° C., 8000 g for 10 minutes. Next, the supernatant was filtered through a filter paper (TOYO No. 2), and the filtrate (permeate) was used as an extract of lactic acid bacteria.

Lys-p-NA (manufactured by Sigma) was used as a substrate. 100 μl of 20 mM Lys-p-NA solution (in methanol) and 1.8 ml of 100 mM potassium phosphate buffer (pH = 7 (37 ° C.)) were placed in a 5 ml test tube and kept at 37 ° C. 100 μl of lactic acid bacteria extract was put into the test tube to start the reaction. After 0, 2, 4, 6, 24 hours from the start of the reaction, 1.0 ml of 30% (v / v) acetic acid was added. The reaction was stopped in the test tube. The p-NA liberated by the above reaction has a maximum absorption at a wavelength of 410 nm. The reacted liquid was centrifuged at 10,000 rpm for 5 minutes. The absorbance of the supernatant was measured with a spectrophotometer (manufactured by Shimadzu Corporation, model: UV-1200, wavelength: 410 nm). About the result measured by each reaction time, reaction time (h) was plotted on the horizontal axis, and the light absorbency (ABS) was plotted on the vertical axis | shaft, and the approximate quadratic curve type | formula was calculated | required.

By inoculating only the koji mold into the curd that had been sugar-added and acid-coagulated, and fermented, good flavored cheese (fermented milk) with enhanced ginjo aroma was produced (Invention product 1 in Table 2). . In addition, Ginjo incense was further strengthened by inoculating koji mold and yeast in a curd that had been coagulated with acid by adding sugar, and then fermenting (invention product 2 in Table 3). In particular, it was suggested that Ginjo incense further strengthened when the koji mold and yeast were inoculated into the curd that had been added with sugar and coagulated with acid (Table 3).

When 1 wt% or 3 wt% of glucose was added, the concentration of ethyl caproate was significantly increased by a factor of 5 or more compared to the case without addition of glucose (Table 4). When glucose was added at 10 wt%, the concentration of ethyl caproate was the same as in the case of cheese inoculated with koji mold (product 1 of the present invention) (Table 4). On the other hand, the cheese inoculated with koji mold and yeast (Product 2 of the present invention) increased about 30 times (Table 4). It was suggested that addition of sugar to the curd in a predetermined amount activates koji molds and yeast to increase ethyl caproate.

In the present invention product 1 and the present invention product 2, the peptidase activity increased when glucose was added at 1 wt% and glucose was added at 3 wt% compared to the case where glucose was not added (0 wt%) (Table 5). On the other hand, the addition of 10 wt% glucose was equivalent to that without glucose addition (0 wt%), although the enzyme activity was higher than that of the control product 1 (Table 5). When only koji mold was added to the curd, it was suggested that the addition amount of glucose is preferably 1 to less than 10 wt%. It was suggested that by adding sugar to the curd in a predetermined amount, gonococci and yeast are activated to increase enzyme (peptidase) activity.

[Experiment 2]
20 kg of cream (product name “Fresh Cream 45”, manufactured by Meiji Co., Ltd.) was added to 80 kg of raw milk to obtain a formula adjusted to have a fat content of 15 wt%. The prepared milk was sterilized at 95 ° C. for 60 seconds, and then homogenized at 75 ° C. under a pressure of 15 MPa. 4% of lactose (lactose monohydrate, Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd.) was added to this homogenized formula milk and completely dissolved. To this, 0.2% of lactase (GODO-YNL, manufactured by Godo Shusei Co., Ltd.) was added, followed by reaction at 40 ° C. for 1 hour. Thereafter, the mixture was cooled to 4 ° C., and a 10% (w / w) lactic acid aqueous solution was added with stirring until the pH reached 5.2. After the curd solidified, the mixture was heated to 80 ° C. with stirring, and then the curd and whey were separated to obtain a lactase-treated acid coagulated cheese.

Lactase-treated acid coagulated cheese was inoculated with koji mold starter and yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) and fermented at 30 ° C. for 36 hours to obtain product 3 of the present invention. Table 6 shows the sensory evaluation results of the product 3 of the present invention compared with the control product 1.

The ethyl caproate concentration of the product 3 of the present invention was 16.0 ppm. Compared with the control product 1 which was less than the detection limit (0.1 ppm), the product 3 of the present invention is obtained by inoculating koji mold and yeast in a card obtained by adding sugar and undergoing lactase treatment, and then fermenting. This suggests that the concentration of ethyl caproate is greatly increased.

The enzyme activity of the product 3 of the present invention was 0.031 ABS / h. Compared with the control product 1 which was less than the detection limit (0.001 ABS / h), the product 3 of the present invention fermented after inoculating koji mold and yeast on the card obtained by adding sugar and undergoing lactase treatment. It was found that the enzyme was activated. Moreover, it was suggested that milk protein was decomposed | disassembled and the umami | taste increased by enzyme activity.

By providing the fermented milk (cheese) with ginjo aroma and excellent flavor by the production method of the present invention, the fermented milk (cheese) with an unprecedented flavor is provided to the market, and a new market is activated. The consumption of fermented milk (cheese) can be expected to increase. Moreover, high quality ginjo aroma can be brewed by using the production method of the present invention.
Furthermore, according to the production method of the present invention, fermented milk (cheese) having high palatability can be provided by adding sugar, even when a koji mold or yeast capable of producing only weak ginjo aroma is used as a starter.

Although several embodiments and / or examples of the present invention have been described in detail above, those skilled in the art will appreciate that these exemplary embodiments and / or embodiments are substantially without departing from the novel teachings and advantages of the present invention. It is easy to make many changes to the embodiment. Accordingly, many of these modifications are within the scope of the present invention.
The contents of the documents described in this specification and the specification of the Japanese application that is the basis of Paris priority of the present application are all incorporated herein.

Claims

A fermented milk comprising fermenting the raw milk or the dairy product after adding sugar to the raw milk or the dairy product and inoculating one or more selected from the group consisting of Aspergillus and yeast as a starter Production method.
The method for producing fermented milk according to claim 1, wherein the sugar is glucose or fructose.
The method for producing fermented milk according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the koji mold belongs to the genus Aspergillus.
The method for producing fermented milk according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the yeast is Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
The method for producing fermented milk according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the fermentation is performed at a temperature of 15 to 45 ° C for 12 to 72 hours.
The method for producing fermented milk according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the produced fermented milk contains 0.5 ppm or more of ethyl caproate.
The fermented milk according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein when lysine-p-nitroanilide is used as a substrate, the peptidase activity in the produced fermented milk is 0.01 ABS / h or more. Production method.
Cheese produced by the production method according to any one of claims 1 to 7.
Natural cheese produced by the production method according to any one of claims 1 to 7.