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Table 1 Mean and standard error of physicochemical composition of buffalo milk mozzarella cheese at different milling pH during storage

From: Influence of milling pH and storage on quality characteristics, mineral and fatty acid profile of buffalo Mozzarella cheese

Treatments

Storage Days

pH

Acidity (%)

Protein (%)

Fat (%)

Ash (%)

Moisture (%)

M4.9 (Control)

1st day

4.90 ± 0.00a

0.92 ± 0.01c

25.26 ± 0.15d

22.00 ± 0.05a

2.33 ± 0.01d

46.23 ± 0.09a

45 days

4.86 ± 0.01b

1.51 ± 0.01b

25.16 ± 0.03d

22.46 ± 0.09a

2.32 ± 0.01d

45.23 ± 0.09b

90 days

4.62 ± 0.01c

2.32 ± 0.01a

25.1 ± 0.02d

22.03 ± 0.03a

2.33 ± 0.01d

44.23 ± 0.09c

M4.8

1st day

4.8 ± 0.00a

1.08 ± 0.04a

24.1 ± 0.06d

22.15 ± 0.00a

2.16 ± 0.03e

45.13 ± 0.09a

45 days

4.73 ± 0.02b

1.92 ± 0.01b

24.13 ± 0.03d

22.06 ± 0.03a

2.18 ± 0.04e

43.13 ± 0.01b

90 days

4.51 ± 0.01c

2.52 ± 0.01c

24.04 ± 0.03d

22.16 ± 0.09a

2.18 ± 0.04e

42.13 ± 0.09c

M5.0

1st day

5.0 ± 0.00a

0.83 ± 0.01c

25.53 ± 0.15c

20 ± 0.00b

2.45 ± 0.00c

47.11 ± 0.06a

45 days

4.95 ± 0.01b

0.93 ± 0.01b

25.81 ± 0.01c

20.2 ± 0.06b

2.45 ± 0.01c

46.11 ± 0.06b

90 days

4.76 ± 0.02c

1.13 ± 0.02a

25.1 ± 0.06c

20.03 ± 0.03b

2.45 ± 0.00c

45.11 ± 0.06c

M5.1

1st day

5.1 ± 0.01a

0.74 ± 0.02c

26.33 ± 0.03b

19.0 ± 0.01c

2.74 ± 0.05b

52.3 ± 0.07a

45 days

4.99 ± 0.01b

0.82 ± 0.02b

26.52 ± 0.01b

19.1 ± 0.02c

2.73 ± 0.03b

50.3 ± 0.06b

90 days

4.90 ± 0.03c

0.87 ± 0.01a

26.41 ± 0.02b

19.16 ± 0.03c

2.73 ± 0.03b

49.8 ± 0.05c

M5.2

1st day

5.20 ± 0.00a

0.62 ± 0.01c

27.72 ± 0.02a

17.0 ± 0.03d

2.91 ± 0.02a

53.79 ± 0.06a

45 days

4.88 ± 0.03b

0.92 ± 0.02b

26.3 ± 0.03b

19.23 ± 0.02c

2.74 ± 0.03b

50.36 ± 0.07b

90 days

4.81 ± 0.01c

0.82 ± 0.02a

26.86 ± 0.04a

17.3 ± 0.01d

2.92 ± 0.02a

49.79 ± 0.06c

  1. Values are expressed as mean ± SD of three replicates
  2. a,b,c,d,e different short case letters within column showed significant (P < 0.05) relationship
  3. M4.9 (Cheese heat stretched at milling pH 4.9), M 4.8 (Cheese heat stretched at milling pH 4.8), M5.0 (Cheese heat stretched at milling pH 5.0), M5.1 (Cheese was heat stretched at milling pH 5.1), M5.2 (Cheese was heat stretched at milling pH 4.9)