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Table V.

Changes in viscoelastic properties (at 1.5 Hz) during storage for 28 days of control (NEPSY) and experimental (EPSY) low-fat yogurts at 4 °C.

Type of yogurt Period of storage (day)
1 7 14 21 28
Storage modulus (Pa)
 NEPSY 366.67bA 452.00bA 677.33bA 813.67bA 1429.83aA
 EPSY 179.33bB 242.17abB 220.50abB 317.67abB 382.17aB
 SEM 105.98
Loss modulus (Pa)
 NEPSY 100.12bA 119.77bA 176.48bA 210.65bA 369.67aA
 EPSY 49.45bB 64.63abB 57.72abB 82.70abB 99.23aB
 SEM 27.49
Damping factor (tan δ)
 NEPSY 0.274aA 0.265bB 0.261bcA 0.259cB 0.259cA
 EPSY 0.277aA 0.268bA 0.262cA 0.261cA 0.259cA
 SEM 0.001

Values are the mean of six observations.

NEPSY, control yogurt prepared from skim milk standardized to 12% total solids containing 3% inulin and non-EPS producing strain of S. thermophilus; EPSY, yogurt prepared from skim milk standardized to 12% total solids containing 3% inulin and EPS-producing strain of S. thermophilus.

abcd

Mean values in the same row with different alphabets are significantly different for each type of yogurt.

AB

Mean values in the same column with different alphabets are significantly different for a particular day of storage for each parameter.