| 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 |