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. 1998 May;64(5):1950–1953. doi: 10.1128/aem.64.5.1950-1953.1998

TABLE 1.

Overall flavor and bitterness scores for 4-month-old cheeses manufactured with either 0.5% SK110 and 0.5% C17 or 0.5% SK110::Tn5276-NI and 0.5% C17 and ripened at 13°C

Starter culture Organoleptic evaluation of the cheeses
Bitternessa Overallb
0.5% SK110 + 0.5% C17 0.4 6.4
0.5% SK110::Tn5276-NI + 0.5% C17 2.2 4.8
a

Bitterness on a scale from 0 (absent) to 4 (very strong). 

b

Overall score on a scale from 4 (very poor) to 8 (excellent).