Milk flakes due to the acid- or enzyme-induced precipitation of casein proteins
Is it true that milk flakes due to the acid- or enzyme-induced precipitation of casein proteins?
Yes. Milk flakes and curds form through the precipitation and aggregation of casein proteins, which is induced by acidification or enzymatic reactions such as rennet treatment.
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The retrieved papers consistently confirm that milk coagulation and the formation of protein flakes or curds are driven by acid-induced or enzyme-induced (rennet/protease) precipitation and aggregation of casein micelles. There is no contradictory evidence in the literature provided.
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Green, M. L. & Morant, S. V. (1981). Mechanism of aggregation of casein micelles in rennet-treated milk. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022029900021452
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Macej, D. O., Jovanovic, T., & Djurdjevic-Denin, D. J. (2002). The influence of high temperatures on milk proteins. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.2298/HEMIND0203123M
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MS, B. B., F, P., S, M., C, R., & P, T. (2023). Future Perspective and Technological Innovation in Cheese Making Using Artichoke (<i>Cynara scolymus</i>) as Vegetable Rennet: A Review.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods12163032
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Ali, T. H., Mohamed, L., Abdellah, E., Farouk, S., & El-Ghonemy, D. (2025). Biochemical and functional characterization of a Penicillium purpurescens milk‑clotting enzyme as an animal rennet alternative. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3892/wasj.2025.399
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JA, N., AH, d. S. G., J, M. D. d. F., J, S. d. N., L, A. M. G., M, F. L., & H, J. V. P. (2026). A Novel Chymotrypsin-like Protease from <i>Trichoderma koningii</i> FFT13 with Efficient Milk-Clotting Activity.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods15111940
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M, S., AA, Q., S, J., G, M., M, A., NU, A., S, C., FA, N., & A, Z. (2026). Milk-Clotting Protease From <i>Bacillus stercoris</i>NCCP-3139: A Potential Microbial Rennet for Cheese Production.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1002/fsn3.71864
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The retrieved papers consistently confirm that milk coagulation and the formation of protein flakes or curds are driven by acid-induced or enzyme-induced (rennet/protease) precipitation and aggregation of casein micelles. There is no contradictory evidence in the literature provided.
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