Research Article

Effect of Pasteurization Temperature, Starter Culture, and Incubation Temperature on the Physicochemical Properties, Yield, Rheology, and Sensory Characteristics of Spreadable Goat Cheese

Table 2

Processing conditions on spreadable goat cheeses pH values.

Processing conditionspH after maturationpH after shelf life

Pasteurization temperature65°C5.25 ± 0.22a4.47 ± 0.20a
75°C5.30 ± 0.30a4.51 ± 0.30a
Starter cultureAutochthonous5.30 ± 0.29a4.51 ± 0.30a
Commercial4.36 ± 0.17b3.31 ± 0.15b
Incubation temperature37°C5.30 ± 0.29a4.51 ± 0.30a
42°C5.27 ± 0.31a4.49 ± 0.29a

Means in each column having different superscripts are significantly different .