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Table 3 Change of texture characteristics during ripening of the Camembert cheeses salted with the four types of salts a

From: Physicochemical changes during 4 weeks ripening of Camembert cheeses salted with four types of salts

Age of cheese (week)

Four types of salts

Hardness (g)

Springiness

Cohesiveness

Gumminess (g)

Chewiness (g)

0

Refined

1490.15 ± 15.94b

1.01 ± 0.01a

0.62 ± 0.01a

914.70 ± 38.35b

955.64 ± 15.56b

 

Baked refined

1407.74 ± 68.67b

0.99 ± 0.01b

0.53 ± 0.06b

596.04 ± 49.10c

594.73 ± 48.86c

 

Sun-dried

2387.42 ± 163.69a

0.10 ± 0.01b

0.65 ± 0.04a

1468.67 ± 262.35b

1462.28 ± 269.36a

 

Himalayan rock

2160.10 ± 95.56a

1.00 ± 0.00ab

0.64 ± 0.01a

1386.61 ± 68.11b

1384.90 ± 68.31a

1

Refined

1470.15 ± 15.94a

1.00 ± 0.00a

0.61 ± 0.02NS

914.70 ± 38.35a

915.64 ± 39.21a

 

Baked refined

1246.11 ± 67.02c

1.00 ± 0.00a

0.64 ± 0.02

794.24 ± 15.69b

732.19 ± 16.37b

 

Sun-dried

1317.04 ± 114.84bc

0.97 ± 0.00c

0.67 ± 0.01

887.08 ± 76.51a

862.08 ± 75.90a

 

Himalayan rock

1460.90 ± 171.46ab

1.00 ± 0.02b

0.62 ± 0.07

893.37 ± 4.98a

884.65 ± 20.79a

2

Refined

61.56 ± 4.85a

0.99 ± 0.02a

0.54 ± 0.03a

33.05 ± 0.71a

32.75 ± 0.19a

 

Baked refined

46.89 ± 6.21b

0.97 ± 0.02b

0.43 ± 0.05b

20.32 ± 3.32b

21.03 ± 1.69b

 

Sun-dried

60.74 ± 5.11a

1.00 ± 0.01a

0.49 ± 0.10ab

29.54 ± 4.08a

29.44 ± 3.94a

 

Himalayan rock

56.82 ± 14.20ab

1.00 ± 0.00a

0.48 ± 0.03ab

27.67 ± 8.16a

27.63 ± 8.17a

3

Refined

59.54 ± 0.00NS

1.01 ± 0.00a

0.37 ± 0.00b

21.70 ± 0.00NS

21.87 ± 0.00NS

 

Baked refined

48.30 ± 11.17

0.99 ± 0.01b

0.48 ± 0.12a

22.65 ± 4.91

22.50 ± 4.92

 

Sun-dried

58.14 ± 14.39

0.98 ± 0.0c

0.53 ± 0.02a

30.65 ± 6.43

30.11 ± 6.20

 

Himalayan rock

56.32 ± 11.04

1.00 ± 0.00b

0.37 ± 0.08b

20.70 ± 8.97

20.62 ± 9.01

4

Refined

57.21 ± 1.27a

0.98 ± 0.02NS

0.39 ± 0.01b

22.09 ± 0.83b

21.70 ± 0.33b

 

Baked refined

54.73 ± 7.26ab

0.98 ± 0.02

0.52 ± 0.04a

28.57 ± 5.10a

28.09 ± 4.80a

 

Sun-dried

48.50 ± 3.78b

0.95 ± 0.03

0.44 ± 0.07b

21.06 ± 1.84b

20.05 ± 2.11b

 

Himalayan rock

57.75 ± 5.54a

0.95 ± 0.05

0.43 ± 0.07b

24.95 ± 5.35ab

24.01 ± 6.09ab

  1. NS not significant different
  2. aData are expressed as mean value ± SD of five replicates; different superscript letters within a column refer to statistically significant differences (Duncan test, p < 0.05)