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      Means values in the same rows followed by different letters are significantly
    different (P ≤ 0.05).
        | Sensory    characteristics | Treated    cheese | Untreated  cheese | LSD |  
        | Flavor    (25) | 22.87a | 22.46a | 1.22 |  
        | Taste    (25) | 20.75b | 23.29a | 1.83 |  
        | Body texture    (25) | 23.11a | 21.05a | 2.05 |  
        | Appearance    (25) | 22.32b | 23.78a | 1.23 |  
        | Overall    acceptability | 89.05a | 90.58a | 2.10 |  least significant difference.
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