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Table 5 BA concentrations detected in cheese samples

From: High-throughput DNA sequencing to survey bacterial histidine and tyrosine decarboxylases in raw milk cheeses

Cheese

Histamine (mg/kg)

Tyramine (mg/kg)

Putrescine (mg/kg)

Cadaverine (mg/kg)

Total BA (mg/kg)

Irish Artisanal Cheese A

22.9

140.4

122.0

5.0

290.3

Reblochon

8.4

45.1

28.2

22.3

104.1

Irish Artisanal Cheese B

34.4

190.6

157.2

74.4

456.6

Manchego

n.d.

17.9

n.d.

4.0

21.9

Morbier

85.1

171.3

212.7

267.4

736.5

Tête de Moine

51.6

44.6

n.d.

35.7

131.9

Pecorino Sardo

23.4

40.4

66.9

3.5

134.2

Ossau-Iraty

20.8

323.4

40.1

9.4

393.8

Comté

n.d.

4.5

n.d.

9.3

13.8

Gorgonzola

29.2

n.d.

3.9

1.2

34.2

  1. Average concentrations of biogenic amines (mg/kg of cheese) detected as determined by HPLC