Physicochemical characteristics Storage time (day)
0 30 60
  Control Fortified Control Fortified Control Fortified
pH 4.78 ± 0.02a 4.7 ± 0.01a 4.62 ± 0.03b 4.48 ± 0.03c 4.65 ± 0.01b 4.46 ± 0.01c
MSNF%b 18.2 ± 0.25a 16.2 ± 0.28b 17.6 ± 0.23c 17.9 ± 0.24c 17.2 ± 0.02a 19.2 ± 0.31d
Fat% 8.5 ± 0.02a 8.5 ± 0.05ab 8.7 ± 0.03b 9.3 ± 0.0bc 8.7 ± 0.06b 8.8 ± 0.08b
Protein% 13.1 ± 0.25a 11.5 ± 0.23b 13.5 ± 0.17a 11.9 ± 0.15b 13.0 ± 0.12a 12.1 ± 0.15b
Texture hardness (N) 1.9 ± 0.03a 1.7 ± 0.07a 2.5 ± 0.04b 2.3 ± 0.02b 2.1 ± 0.06ab 1.8 ±  0.05a
Overall Acceptabilityc 4.2 ± 0.02a 3.8 ± 0.02ab 4.1 ± 0.06a 3.9 ± 0.02b 3.8 ± 0.08b 3.2 ± 0.03c
aMeans with different superscripts within the same row differ significantly (P<0.05)
bMSNF, milk solids nonfat, and
cAveraged sensory panel scores for each cheese sample
Table 1: Effect of 5°C storage time on physiochemical properties and sensorial scores of fortified and control (unfortified) samples of low fat UF-Feta cheesea.