Table 1 Chemical composition of white soft cheese held at refrigerator temperatures up to 28 days.
Treatment | Storage periods | pH | Acidity % | Moisture % | Protein % | Fat/DM % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Control cheese | Fresh | 6.43 ± 0.03 A | 0.17 ± 0.00 H | 64.32 ± 0.55 H | 11.87 ± 0.13 DEF | 29.16 ± 0.46 HIJ |
7 days | 6.25 ± 0.06 B | 0.20 ± 0.01 H | 65.10 ± 0.27 GH | 11.65 ± 0.21 DEF | 29.51 ± 0.22 FGHIJ | |
14 days | 5.92 ± 0.03 D | 0.97 ± 0.02 F | 68.42 ± 0.18 DE | 11.27 ± 0.68 EF | 31.25 ± 0.23 ABCD | |
21 days | 5.29 ± 0.03 HI | 1.43 ± 0.03 CD | 68.57 ± 0.55 CDE | 10.89 ± 0.97 EF | 31.09 ± 0.61 ABCD | |
28 days | 5.21 ± 0.01 J | 1.50 ± 0.06 BC | 69.13 ± 0.12 CD | 10.46 ± 1.25 F | 31.64 ± 0.18 AB | |
L. helveticus cheese | Fresh | 6.46 ± 0.01 A | 0.15 ± 0.00 H | 63.99 ± 2.31 H | 13.95 ± 0.08 BC | 28.87 ± 1.33 IJ |
7 days | 6.08 ± 0.03 C | 0.21 ± 0.00 GH | 65.00 ± 0.24 GH | 15.31 ± 0.07 AB | 28.57 ± 0.24 J | |
14 days | 5.58 ± 0.03 G | 1.13 ± 0.03 E | 67.97 ± 0.44 DEF | 13.87 ± 0.06 BC | 30.19 ± 0.36 CDEFGH | |
21 days | 5.23 ± 0.02 IJ | 1.50 ± 0.06 BC | 72.08 ± 0.43 AB | 12.53 ± 0.11 CDE | 31.41 ± 0.27 ABC | |
28 days | 5.19 ± 0.00 J | 1.57 ± 0.03 B | 72.75 ± 0.02 A | 11.53 ± 0.11 DEF | 32.18 ± 0.12 A | |
L. rhamnosus cheese | Fresh | 6.49 ± 0.02 A | 0.15 ± 0.00 H | 61.69 ± 0.21 I | 16.12 ± 0.08 A | 28.89 ± 0.23 IJ |
7 days | 5.68 ± 0.01 F | 0.29 ± 0.01 G | 67.67 ± 0.23 DEF | 14.16 ± 0.04 BC | 30.42 ± 0.16 BCDEFG | |
14 days | 5.17 ± 0.04 JK | 0.93 ± 0.03 F | 66.45 ± 0.67 FG | 14.16 ± 0.06 BC | 30.03 ± 0.69 DEFGHI | |
21 days | 5.10 ± 0.02 KL | 1.57 ± 0.03 B | 68.18 ± 0.43 DEF | 13.06 ± 0.06 CD | 31.02 ± 0.51 ABCDE | |
28 days | 5.08 ± 0.01 L | 1.67 ± 0.03 A | 69.17 ± 0.03 CD | 11.29 ± 0.04 DEF | 31.57 ± 0.12 AB | |
S. thermophilus S3855 cheese | Fresh | 6.47 ± 0.01 A | 0.14 ± 0.00 H | 64.80 ± 0.81 GH | 15.46 ± 2.15 AB | 29.26 ± 0.04 GHIJ |
7 days | 6.29 ± 0.03 B | 0.18 ± 0.00 H | 67.08 ± 0.80 EF | 14.95 ± 0.08 AB | 29.80 ± 0.24 EFGHIJ | |
14 days | 5.77 ± 0.01 E | 1.10 ± 0.06 E | 69.24 ± 0.41 CD | 14.27 ± 0.08 BC | 30.56 ± 0.10 BCDEF | |
21 days | 5.32 ± 0.00 H | 1.40 ± 0.00 D | 70.46 ± 0.49 BC | 13.87 ± 0.04 BC | 30.68 ± 0.16 BCDEF | |
28 days | 5.28 ± 0.01 HI | 1.53 ± 0.03 B | 71.75 ± 0.14 AB | 11.48 ± 0.04 DEF | 30.68 ± 0.20 BCDEF |