Table 1 Chemical composition of white soft cheese held at refrigerator temperatures up to 28 days.

From: Effect of cultured white soft cheese on the histopathological changes in the kidneys and liver of albino rats

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

  1. Means, in the same column, followed by the same letter are not significantly different at a probability level of 0.05.