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AIVI - September 2008 - Issue 1
https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.0.1021

CHARACTERIZATION OF “SA PANEDDA” TRADITIONAL PASTA FILATA CHEESE OF MONTE ACUTO

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Received: 7 February 2013
Accepted: 7 February 2013
Published: 21 September 2008
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Pasta filata cheese, traditional cheesemaking process, food safety

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G Terrosu
lucia.zoppi@pagepress.org
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sardegna-Sassari, Italy.
M.N Rosa
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sardegna-Sassari, Italy.
C. Scarano
Dipartimento di Biologia Animale-Sassari, Italy.
F. Cossu
Dipartimento di Biologia Animale-Sassari, Italy.
T Tedde
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sardegna-Sassari, Italy.
G. Satta
AUSL n.1-Sassari, Italy.
A. Fadda
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sardegna-Sassari, Italy.
Panedda is a traditional Sardinian food product. It is fresh pasta filata cheese made from cow’s milk, either raw or heat treated. The aim of this work was to acquire data on traditional cheesemaking process and microbiological profile of Panedda. In 3 dairies located in Monte Acuto area samples from 2 batches were collected during the whole cheesmaking process. Samples of raw milk, curd, acidified curd, pasta filata, and finished product after 7 and 20 days of ripening were collected and microbiologically analyzed. The results showed good hygienic quality in the finished product at 7 days and a decrease of coliforms, E. coli and coagulase-positive Stafilococci was observed during the further ripening. No pathogenic microorganisms were found in all the samples. Among Lactic Acid Bacteria rod-shaped forms were the most prevalent microflora and Enterococci reached levels of about 6 log cfu/g. The results of this study showed satisfactory hygienic characteristics of Panedda and will be useful to preserve traditional cheesemaking process.

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Terrosu G, Rosa M, Scarano C, Cossu F, Tedde T, Satta G, et al. CHARACTERIZATION OF “SA PANEDDA” TRADITIONAL PASTA FILATA CHEESE OF MONTE ACUTO. Ital J Food Safety [Internet]. 2008 Sep. 21 [cited 2026 Oct. 27];1(1):42-5. Available from: https://www.pagepressjournals.org/ijfs/article/view/ijfs.2008.1.42

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