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. 2018 Mar 13;7(3):37. doi: 10.3390/foods7030037

Table 6.

Summary of aroma analysis studies on bovine cheese.

Cheese and Age Aroma Analysis Diet Results Reference
Raw Milk St-Nectaire
8 weeks
11 Untrained assessors
13 Odour attributes
Native mountain grassland hay + concentrate (cereal and soybean) Higher cabbage odour (p < 0.05) [49]
Cocksfoot hay + concentrate (cereal and soybean) No significant difference
Rye-grass rich hay + concentrate (cereal and soybean) No significant difference
Raw and Pasteurized Milk Cantal-Type at 3 and 6 months 17–18 untrained assessors
9 Odour attributes
Hay + concentrate (flattened barley and soybean meal) at 3 months ripening Higher hazelnut (p < 0.03) [44]
Raw milk cheese at 3 months ripening Greater intensity (p < 0.002)
Greater rancidity (p < 0.0005)
Greater musty (p < 0.0001)
Greater pungent (p < 0.0001)
Pasteurized milk cheese at 3 months ripening Greater cream (p < 0.003)
Greater hazelnut (p < 0.02)
Pasture + concentrate (flattened barley and soybean meal) at 6 months ripening Greater musty (p < 0.01)
Hay + concentrate (flattened barley and soybean meal) at 6 months ripening Greater butter (p < 0.02)
Greater cream (p < 0.01)
Greater hazelnut (p < 0.02)
Raw milk cheese at 6 months ripening Greater intensity (p < 0.008)
Greater rennet (p < 0.03)
Greater musty (p < 0.03)
Pasteurized milk cheese at 6 months ripening Greater cream (p < 0.009)