Table 1.
Physicochemical, yield, hardness, and rheological properties and moisture content of the camel and bovine cheeses*.
| Parameter | Chymosin | Citric acid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CM | BM | CM | BM | |
| Yield (%) (g cheese/100 g milk) | 12.3 ± 1.2ab | 9.6 ± 1.6b | 13.6 ± 1.6a | 11.0 ± 1.5ab |
| Moisture content (g/100 g cheese) | 66 ± 3.6bc | 48 ± 3.6d | 67 ± 0.4ab | 62 ± 0.2c |
| pH | 4.7 ± 0.01ab | 4.9 ± 0.12a | 4.4 ± 0.1bc | 4.3 ± 0.1c |
| Acidity (%) | 1.5 ± 0.3cd | 1.1 ± 0.2d | 2.4 ± 0.1a | 1.9 ± 0.2bc |
| Hardness (g) | 422 ± 49c | 4,612 ± 451a | 342 ± 11c | 3,331 ± 199b |
| Complex Viscosity (Pa.s) | 377 ± 44c | 2,150 ± 87a | 329 ± 25c | 2,051 ± 51a |
| G′, Pa | 2,678 ± 445c | 20,953 ± 577a | 1,929 ± 209c | 16,032± 514b |
| G″, Pa | 975 ± 75b | 4,383 ± 390a | 693 ± 56b | 4,238 ± 306a |
Means within a row with different alphabetical superscripts are significantly different (P < 0.05, n = 3). Source: Mbye et al. (11).