Myzithra cheese is a traditional Greek whey cheese. Three types of Myzithra cheese were produced from
A: 100% whey; B: 90% whey + 10% ovine milk and C: 90% whey + 10% skimmed ovine milk and were
evaluated. The addition of skimmed milk to whey resulted in a new dietary product, containing 9.24%
fat, with good quality, a harder texture and higher levels of ash, Ca, Mg and K than those of experimental
cheeses A and B. Electrophoretic patterns and HPLC chromatograms of the proteins of Myzithra cheeses
revealed the presence or not of as-CN to the whey cheeses. In addition, SDS–electrophoresis of proteins
under special preparation of samples permitted for first time the separation of whey-cheese protein (WP)
components that had been denatured during cooking of the whey.