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Table 5.

Technological properties of milk in the production of hard cheese

Indicator Group
I II III IV
Duration of coagulation with rennet, min 41.3±2.35 39.6±1.94 34.2±1.67* 31.9±2.12*
including coagulation phase, min 31.5±1.83 30.2±0.98 26.8±1.29 24.8±1.36
gel formation phase, min 9.8±0.67 9.4±0.82 7.4±0.52 7.1±0.48
The duration of rennet processing, min 60.8±2.98 58.7±3.24 54.6±3.01 53.3±2.73
Dry whey waste, % 55.3±0.69 54.1±0.55 53.4±0.46 51.7±0.49
The ratio of fractions rennet: serum, % 29:71 30:70 34:66 35:65
The density of rennet, g/cm2 2.10±0.01 2.28±0.02 2.53±0.01 2.72±0.02
Moisture holding ability, % 55.8±0.34 57.3±0.41 59.9±0.27 61.5±0.30
Consumption of whole milk per 1 kg of ripe cheese, kg 12.2±0.43 11.6±0.39 10.8±0.31* 10.3±0.37*

Note:

*

P<0,05

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