Table 5.
Organoleptic evaluation of acid-curd cheese.
| Properties | Cheese Type | r | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CC | C30 | C35 | C40 | ||
| Overall acceptability | 4.90 b ± 0.10 | 4.86 a, b ± 0.17 | 4.86 a, b ± 0.17 | 4.51 a ± 0.15 | −0.8430 * |
| Apperance | 4.80 b ± 0.20 | 4.60 a, b ± 0.41 | 4.60 a, b ± 0.29 | 4.25 a ± 0.48 | −0.6214 * |
| Consistency | 4.90 b ± 0.10 | 4.80 b ± 0.25 | 4.80 b ± 0.41 | 4.40 a ± 0.41 | −0.6429 * |
| Taste | 4.50 a ± 0.20 | 4.80 b ± 0.15 | 4.80 b ± 0.15 | 4.75 a ± 0.29 | 0.6956 * |
| Odour | 5.00 a ± 0.00 | 4.88 a ± 0.25 | 4.90 a ± 0.25 | 4.88 a ± 0.25 | −0.2515 |
Mean ± standard deviation. a–b Means with different letters in rows indicate statistically significant differences at p < 0.05. r—correlation coefficient. *—statistically significant at p < 0.05. CC—control cheese made from CM milk (n = 40). C30—cheese from M30 milk (n = 40). C35—cheese from M35 milk (n = 40). C40—cheese from M40 milk (n = 40).