Table 2 General composition of low-fat Mozzarella cheese made by different cooking temperature during storage period

Treatments Storage time (day)
0 4 8 12 16
Moisture C 55.56±1.98*b 54.49±3.00ab 58.35±2.48a 56.27±4.10Bab 58.01±1.81a
T1 51.76±1.33c 55.17±0.35b 56.94±1.49b 59.49±1.07ABa 60.32±2.06a
T2 51.54±1.65c 51.54±0.66b 58.88±1.96a 59.39±0.73ABa 60.45±1.78a
T3 52.85±1.34c 56.44±0.14b 59.83±0.70a 61.12±0.80Aa 60.27±2.07a
Protein C 20.55±0.68Ba 18.84±1.29Bab 16.93±1.46Bb 17.69±1.79Bb 17.28±0.86Bb
T1 25.65±2.65Aa 24.62±0.18Aab 23.57±0.76Aabc 22.07±0.81Abc 21.63±1.49Ac
T2 27.56±0.90Aa 25.20±1.54Ab 22.79±0.96Ac 22.41±1.27Ac 21.66±1.27Ac
T3 26.62±1.02Aa 21.76±0.80Aa 22.02±1.24Ab 21.36±0.43Ab 21.76±1.91Ab
Fat C 22.49±1.37A 23.71±1.76A 21.92±1.78A 23.12±1.78A 21.61±1.12A
T1 17.25±0.68Ba 15.95±0.51Bb 15.40±0.55Bb 14.48±0.23Bc 13.99±0.36Bc
T2 16.91±1.74Ba 15.85±1.64Bab 14.12±1.40Bab 14.13±0.98Bab 14.13±1.48Bb
T3 16.11±1.17Ba 14.60±1.13Bab 13.89±0.73Bb 13.40±1.18Bb 13.70±1.38Bb
Salt C 0.82±0.03Ca 0.76±0.07Bab 0.71±0.02Bb 0.72±0.02Bb 0.72±0.06Bb
T1 0.86±0.01BCab 0.88±0.06ABa 0.83±0.03Aab 0.81±0.01Ab 0.82±0.06Aab
T2 0.94±0.07ABa 0.91±0.09Aa 0.81±0.02Ab 0.81±0.01Ab 0.81±0.03Ab
T3 0.96±0.06Aa 0.96±0.08Aa 0.82±0.03Ab 0.81±0.03Ab 0.81±0.04Ab
*Data are mean±standard deviation values.
A~D : Means with different superscripts in the same column are significantly different (p<0.05).
a~e : Means with different superscripts in the same row are significantly different (p<0.05).