Table 2 Phase separation of white-brined cheese emulsions after 0, 30, and 60 min
Samples | ES ratio1)(%) | Precipitated phase (%) | Liquid phase (%) | Fat phase (%) |
0 | 30 | 60 | 0 | 30 | 60 | 0 | 30 | 60 |
FF | 25 | 0 | 39.6±0.9dX | 44.2±0.1dY | 48.4±0.2dZ | 46.3±2.7bY | 41.9±0.6bXY | 39.7±0.2bX | 13.4±0.9bX | 13.6±0.8bX | 12.6±0.3bX |
1 | 33.7±0.8cx | 37.0±0.2cy | 38.9±0.3cz | 52.3±0.5cY | 50.3±0.8cY | 48.1±0.8cX | 13.9±1.2bX | 13.2±0.7bX | 12.9±0.6bX |
2 | 25.8±1.1bX | 32.3±0.9by | 42.7±1.9bz | 61.9±0.1dZ | 53.7±0.9dY | 44.7±1.2dX | 12.9±0.1bX | 13.8±0.0bX | 12.9±0.6bX |
3 | -a | -a | -a | -a | -a | -a | -a | -a | -a |
RF | 25 | 0 | 52.1±0.3dX | 58.1±0.4dY | 59.9±0.9dY | 43.3±0.1bZ | 36.5±0.2bY | 34.7±0.6bX | 5.3±0.1cX | 5.3±0.1bX | 5.4±0.1bX |
1 | 50.5±0.2cX | 55.1±0.3cY | 57.6±0.6cZ | 43.9±0.1cY | 40.1±0.1cY | 37.3±0.5cX | 5.1±0.1cX | 5.2±0.1bX | 5.2±0.1bX |
2 | 47.8±0.5bX | 49.1±0.3bY | 52.6±0.4bZ | 47.9±0.4dY | 45.9±0.2dY | 42.4±1.1dX | 4.2±0.3bX | 5.1±0.2bY | 5.3±0.1bY |
3 | -a | -a | -a | -a | -a | -a | -a | -a | -a |
FF | 20 | 0 | 30.9±1.4cX | 35.7±0.1cY | 36.5±0.3cY | 57.55±0.6aY | 53.9±0.3aX | 52.7±0.1aX | 11.8±0.4aX | 10.4±0.4aX | 10.9±0.6aX |
1 | 28.8±1.9cX | 31.2±0.5bX | 32.34±0.7bX | 59.23±0.2bY | 58.4±0.7bY | 55.9±0.3bX | 11.6±1.2aX | 10.2±0.2aX | 11.1±1.8aX |
2 | 24.6±0.1bX | 30.0±0.9bY | 36.24±1.0cZ | 64.52±0.4cZ | 59.6±0.1bY | 52.7±0.1aX | 10.8±0.1aX | 10.6±0.9aX | 10.9±0.3aX |
3 | 9.5±0.6aX | 11.0±0.5aXY | 13.02±1.3aY | 79.92±0.5dY | 77.9±1.0cXY | 75.3±1.9cX | 10.1±0.2aX | 10.8±1.2aX | 11.7±0.1aX |
RF | 20 | 0 | 40.4±0.9dX | 42.2±0.2dX | 43.4±1.9cX | 56.2±0.6bY | 54.4±0.5bXY | 52.7±1.7bX | 3.9±0.1bX | 4.0±0.1bX | 4.0±0.1bX |
1 | 37.7±0.5cX | 40.3±0.3cY | 42.9±0.1cZ | 58.6±0.8bZ | 56.4±0.4cY | 53.6±0.4bX | 3.8±0.1bX | 3.9±0.1abX | 3.9±0.1bX |
2 | 32.1±1.3bX | 36.4±0.1bY | 39.1±0.9bY | 64.7±1.6cY | 59.7±0.1dX | 56.9±1.1cX | 3.7±0.3bX | 3.8±0.1bY | 3.8±0.4bY |
3 | -a | -a | -a | -a | -a | -a | -a | -a | -a |
FF | 15 | 0 | 21.9±0.2dX | 28.4±0.2cY | 30.2±0.1cZ | 67.7±0.4aZ | 61.7±0.7aY | 59.3±0.2aX | 10.8±0.1aX | 10.4±0.4aX | 11.0±0.3aX |
1 | 19.7±0.5cX | 20.9±0.5bX | 22.0±0.8bX | 70.6±1.1bY | 69.0±0.2bXY | 67.5±0.6bX | 10.6±0.3aX | 10.7±0.1aX | 10.9±0.9aX |
2 | 17.5±0.5bX | 19.4±0.4bY | 22.8±0.4bZ | 71.8±0.1bZ | 70.1±0.4bcY | 67.2±0.1bX | 10.4±0.3aX | 10.6±0.1aX | 10.7±0.1aX |
3 | 15.0±0.6aX | 16.7±1.2aXY | 19.1±0.9aY | 74.9±1.4cX | 73.1±2.0cX | 70.9±0.4cX | 10.3±0.4aX | 10.2±0.7aX | 10.3±0.2aX |
RF | 15 | 0 | 30.2±0.3cX | 40.8±0.1dY | 47.3±1.3cZ | 66.6±0.3aZ | 55.9±0.1aY | 49.3±1.4aX | 3.3±0.1bX | 3.4±0.0cX | 3.4±0.1bX |
1 | 27.8±0.4bcX | 37.3±0.9cY | 41.4±0.1bZ | 69.1±0.3abZ | 59.7±0.8bY | 55.5±0.2bX | 3.1±0.1abX | 3.2±0.1bX | 3.2±0.1aX |
2 | 26.6±2.1bX | 31.0±0.3bY | 41.2±0.2bZ | 70.4±2.1bZ | 65.9±0.2cY | 55.7±0.2bX | 3.1±0.1abX | 3.1±0.1abX | 3.2±0.1aX |
3 | 19.3±1.2aX | 28.9±1.0aY | 39.2±0.4aZ | 77.9±1.3cZ | 68.4±0.7dY | 57.8±0.3cX | 2.9±0.2aX | 3.0±0.0aX | 3.1±0.1aX |
1) ES ratio, emulsifying salt ratio based on cheese amount.
a–d means with the different letter in the column for each sample group having different emulsifying salt contents (eg. FF 25) are significantly different (p<0.05).
x–z means with the different letter in the same row for each phase of every sample are significantly different (p<0.05).
The results are presented as mean±SD.
FF, full-fat; RF, reduced-fat.