Table 4. Sensory acceptability of the ripening period of the Cheddar cheese added starter

Composition Sample
Control1) Treatment2)
Appearance 8.15±0.46a 8.15±0.38a
Color 8.05±0.36a 8.12±0.55a
Texture 8.43±0.41a 8.17±0.54b
Cheese flavor 8.88±0.82a 8.21±0.97b
Overall acceptance 8.35±0.45a 8.28±0.61a
Means with the same superscripts in each row are not significantly different (p<0.05).
Control (R703),
treatment (LL+LC+ST+R703).
LL, Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis; LC, Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris; ST, Streptococcus thermophiles.