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.