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Effect of ultrafiltration of milk prior to fermentation on mass balance and process efficiency in greek-style yogurt manufacture

Adriana Paredes Valencia, Alain Doyen, Scott Benoit, Manuele Margni and Yves Pouliot

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Ultrafiltration (UF) can be used to concentrate yogurt to produce Greek-style yogurt (GSY) (UF-YOG), but this generates acid whey permeate, which is an environmental issue. However, when UF is applied before fermentation (UF-MILK), a nonacidified whey permeate is generated. For this study, two model GSYs (UF-YOG and UF-MILK) were produced to compare the composition, UF performance, and energy consumption of the two processes. For UF-MILK, skim milk was ultrafiltered with a 30 kDa spiral-wound UF membrane to achieve a 3x volume reduction factor (VRF). The retentate was fermented to a pH of 4.5. The UF-YOG process was the same except that regular yogurt was ultrafiltered. Both GSYs had similar protein (~10%) and solid content (~17%). As expected, lactic acid/lactate was not detected in UF-MILK permeate, while 7.3 g/kg was recovered from the UF-YOG permeate. Permeation flux values (11.6 to 13.3 L m(-2) h(-1)) and total flux decline (47% to 50%) were constant during UF-MILK, whereas drastic decreases in these two membrane performance indicators (average flux: 38.5 to 10.9 L m(-2) h(-1); total flux decline: 2% to 38%) were calculated for UF-YOG. Moreover, for UF-YOG, UF membrane performance never recovered, even when drastic and repeated cleaning steps were applied. Energy consumption was 1.6 kWh/kg GSY and remained constant for UF-MILK, whereas it increased from 0.6 to 1.5 kWh/kg GSY for UF-YOG. Our results show that, although the composition of GSYs was similar for both processes, the UF step of yogurt concentration affected process efficiency due to drastic and permanent membrane fouling.

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Greek-style yogurt; acid whey membrane fouling; energy consumption; ultrafiltration

Subjects: 1600 Industrial engineering > 1600 Industrial engineering
6100 Food science and technology > 6100 Food science and technology
6100 Food science and technology > 6103 Food processing, packaging, preservation and storage
Department: Department of Mathematics and Industrial Engineering
Research Center: CIRAIG - International Reference Centre for the Life Cycle of Products, Processes and Services
Grant number: FQRNT, Novalait Inc., Ministère de l'agriculture et de l'alimentation du Québec
PolyPublie URL: https://publications.polymtl.ca/3570/
Journal Title: Foods (vol. 7, no. 9)
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/foods7090144
Official URL: https://doi.org/10.3390/foods7090144
Date Deposited: 09 Mar 2020 11:25
Last Modified: 28 Sep 2024 14:25
Cite in APA 7: Paredes Valencia, A., Doyen, A., Benoit, S., Margni, M., & Pouliot, Y. (2018). Effect of ultrafiltration of milk prior to fermentation on mass balance and process efficiency in greek-style yogurt manufacture. Foods, 7(9). https://doi.org/10.3390/foods7090144

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