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Table VI.

Compression test, softening and dropping points of model Raclette cheeses after 14 weeks of ripening.

Variants (n = 2) Maximum force (compression test) (N) EP (°C) TP (°C) Difference TP − EP (°C) Index TP × difference/100
CON 1.08 56.9 63.0 6.2 3.9
PRE 0.97 58.0 64.9 6.9 4.5
CA50 1.46 62.4 70.3 7.8 5.6
LA70 1.00 59.1 63.7 4.6 2.9
CA25 1.15 59.9 67.6 7.7 5.2
LA35 1.05 56.5 64.1 7.8 5.0
P value ANOVA
Variant n.s. * n.s. n.s. n.s.
Day n.s. n.s. n.s. n.s. n.s.
*

P ≤ 0.05;

n.s., not significant; CON, control Raclette cheese; PRE, pre-ripening; CA50 and CA25, addition of 50 or 25 g of citric acid, respectively; and LA70 and LA35, addition of 70 or 35 g of lactic acid, respectively.