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Table VIII.

Effect of lysozyme addition to milk on Pannerone cheese fermentations: content of organic acids (g·kg−1) after 6 days of warm room at 30 °C. Trials were performed in duplicate.

Control
Lysozyme (50 mg·kg−1)
Mean SD* Mean SD
Total solids 579.8 2.0 589.4 8.5
Lactose 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Galactose 0.07 0.06 0.00 0.00
Lactic acid 3.09a 1.84 14.99b 0.86
Acetic acid 0.40a 0.17 1.64b 0.20
Citric acid 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Propionic acid 1.27a 0.51 0.10b 0.00
Butyric acid 6.29a 1.21 0.49b 0.00
pH 5.69a 0.10 5.11b 0.08

Different letters in the same row mean that the values are significantly different (P < 0.01).

*

SD, standard deviation.

Rows without superscripts did not present significant differences.