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 3

Cheese yield and moisture content of spreadable goat cheese as affected by different processing conditions.

Processing conditionsMoisture (%)Yield (%)

Pasteurization temperature65°C50.41 ± 0.98a23.36 ± 1.87a
75°C56.01 ± 1.08b32.40 ± 1.64b
Starter cultureAutochthonous56.01 ± 0.98a32.40 ± 1.64a
Commercial55.89 ± 1.12a32.35 ± 1.02a
Incubation temperature37°C55.88 ± 1.09a32.40 ± 1.64a
42°C48.97 ± 1.23b23.20 ± 1.21b

Means in each column having different superscripts are significantly different .