In order to understand the role of CCP during the formation of
rennet gel, information about the casein micelles and their properties
was obtained during the formation of gel at 30 C after a
specific dialysis process. Even though the amount of micellar calcium
and phosphorus was modified, the rennet gels needed almost
30 min to be formed, arising questions regarding the importance of
micellar phase in relation to the serum milk phase, which in this
study was kept constant. Still this study documented for first time
that the CCP demineralization affected the primary phase of rennet
gel formation. Nevertheless the decreasing amount of micellar
calcium and phosphorus cause a more compact and dense structure
with many proteins aggregates. Further studies will be focused on
more detail investigation during ageing of rennet gel prior to formation
of cheese structure and also include variations in the protein
concentration.