Original Articles
Vol. 2 No. 1 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2013.970

Yoghurt from short supply chain: preliminary study of microbiological and physicochemical characteristics during shelf life

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Received: 15 January 2013
Accepted: 22 February 2013
Published: 18 April 2013
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Yoghurt, Short supply chain, Goat, Cow, Lactic acid bacteria

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Virginia Carfora
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Regioni Lazio e Toscana, Centro di Referenza Nazionale per la qualità del latte e dei derviati ovini e caprini, Roma, Italy.
Nicla Marri
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Regioni Lazio e Toscana, Centro di Referenza Nazionale per la qualità del latte e dei derviati ovini e caprini, Roma, Italy.
Carmela Tripaldi
Centro di Ricerca per la produzione delle carni e il miglioramento genetico (Roma-Tormancina) (CRA-PCM), Monterotondo, Italy.
Daniela Patriarca
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Regioni Lazio e Toscana, Centro di Referenza Nazionale per la qualità del latte e dei derviati ovini e caprini, Roma, Italy.
Giuseppina Giacinti
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Regioni Lazio e Toscana, Centro di Referenza Nazionale per la qualità del latte e dei derviati ovini e caprini, Roma, Italy.
Carlo Boselli
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Regioni Lazio e Toscana, Centro di Referenza Nazionale per la qualità del latte e dei derviati ovini e caprini, Roma, Italy.
Gilberto Giangolini
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Regioni Lazio e Toscana, Centro di Referenza Nazionale per la qualità del latte e dei derviati ovini e caprini, Roma, Italy.
Simonetta Amatiste
simonetta.amatiste@izslt.it
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Regioni Lazio e Toscana, Centro di Referenza Nazionale per la qualità del latte e dei derviati ovini e caprini, Roma, Italy.
Yoghurt is one of very popular flavorful and healthful dairy product obtained by fermentation of lactic acid bacteria including Lactobacillus delbrueckii bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus. Its production and consumption is growing continuously due to its therapeutic properties beside its high nutritive value. Thirty samples of yoghurt from short supply chain produced in 2 factory localized in Lazio region were analyzed with the aim of determining how certain microbiological and physicochemical characteristics change during their shelf life. Different types of yoghurt were studied: plain (12), fruit (14) and cereal yoghurt (4) produced with cow (8) and goat milk (22).The obtained results show: no presence of Enterobacteria, occasional presence of moulds and a considerable presence of yeasts. On the other hand, all the products analyzed have shown an almost constant amount of lactic acid bacteria during their shelf life. Lactic acid bacteria were identified by a biochemical and polymerase chain reaction assay. The presence of undesired microorganisms like yeasts was found. However, the quality of products was satisfying for the concentration of lactic acid bacteria detected in their shelf life.

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Carfora V, Marri N, Tripaldi C, Patriarca D, Giacinti G, Boselli C, et al. Yoghurt from short supply chain: preliminary study of microbiological and physicochemical characteristics during shelf life. Ital J Food Safety [Internet]. 2013 Apr. 18 [cited 2026 Oct. 22];2(1):e6. Available from: https://www.pagepressjournals.org/ijfs/article/view/ijfs.2013.e6

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