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AI InsightThirty-eight volatile aroma components, including 9 alcohols, 7 acids, 8 esters, 7 ketones, 6 aldehydes, and 1 terpene, were detected in Elmalı Söğle Tulum cheese.
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Abstract
Elmalı Söğle Tulum Cheese is produced in the "Büyüksöğle" and "Küçüksöğle" neighborhoods of Elmalı District in Antalya Province, at the foot of Kızlar Sivrisi Mountain, the highest peak in the Western Mediterranean at 3086 meters. The names of the Büyüksöğle and Küçüksöğle neighborhoods have been used since ancient times. The cheese is produced from goat milk from goats fed by the natural plant species and water sources of the Söğle plateau, located 2020 m above sea level. Packaging consists of goatskin bags made from the hides of 2- to 4-year-old male goats. Elmalı Söğle Tulum cheese is a type of tulum cheese with a crumbly texture and a special taste and aroma, due to its low fat content and high dry matter and protein content. Because of its low fat content, it is an alternative to diet products, sports nutrition, and Mediterranean-type diets. Cheese samples were collected from 10 local producers and evaluated for pH, titratable acidity, dry matter, fat, protein, salt, ash content, and volatile fragrance compounds. The pH levels ranged from 4.63 to 6.43, and the titratable acidity ranged from 0.28 to 0.54% lactic acid. The dry matter content varied between 48.43% and 66.30%, with a mean of 54.77%. Söğle Tulum cheese exhibited a comparatively low fat percentage (3.00–24.00%) and a high protein level (32.73–35.88%) in relation to other traditional Tulum cheeses. Thirty-eight volatile aroma components, including 9 alcohols, 7 acids, 8 esters, 7 ketones, 6 aldehydes, and 1 terpene, were detected in Elmalı Söğle Tulum cheese.