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Characteristics of Soft Cheese Fortified by <i>Moringa oleifera</i> and <i>Mentha piperita</i> Leaves

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Dairy Science

Abstract

The current study aimed to evaluate the chemical, microbiological, and organoleptic characteristics of functional soft cheese fortified with Moringa oleifera (MO) and Mentha piperita (MP). Dried leaves of MO and MP were crushed into small parts by rubbing them to be used in the manufacture of soft cheese with different ratios. The addition of MP was to enhance the Moringa flavor. The treatments were: control (C); 0.25% MO (T1), 0.25% MO+MP (T2), 0.5% MO (T3), 0.5% MO+MP (T4), 0.75% MO (T5), 0.75% MO+MP (T6). Subsequently, the chemical, microbiological and sensory properties were determined during two weeks of storage at 5±1°C. The results indicated that integrating Moringa separately or with Mentha did not significantly affect moisture, ash, salt, and protein/DM. However, cold storage resulted in a small decline in the second week, although results did not express any significant differences, only protein/DM attributed significant variation at P<0.05 during different storage periods with the previously mentioned trend. Potassium showed significant differences compared to control, while cold storage achieved a significant increase in iron. Addition of MO and MP did not significantly affect the total bacterial and yeasts & molds counts. A significant decrease in total bacterial and yeasts & mold count was recorded after 14 days of cold storage. Owing to organoleptic properties, it was found that the best treatment that fortified with 0.25% MO+MP, fortifying cheese with MO caused considerable changes in chemical, nutritional, microbiological, and sensory characteristics.

DOI

10.21608/ajas.2024.280272.1351

Keywords

Soft cheese, <i>Moringa oleifera</i>, Sensory evaluation, Chemical composition

Authors

First Name

Asmaa

Last Name

Moneeb

MiddleName

H. M.

Affiliation

Department of Dairy Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.

Email

asmaa_moneeb@aun.edu.eg

City

Assiut

Orcid

0000-0002-4893-4721

First Name

Raghda

Last Name

Moawad

MiddleName

M.S.

Affiliation

Department of Dairy Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Minia University, Minia 61519, Egypt.

Email

raghda.moawad@mu.edu.eg

City

Minia

Orcid

0000-0002-0141-4294

First Name

Dina

Last Name

Osman

MiddleName

M.

Affiliation

Department of Dairy Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.

Email

dina.ramadan@agr.aun.edu.eg

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Assiut

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Volume

55

Article Issue

2

Related Issue

47129

Issue Date

2024-04-01

Receive Date

2024-03-30

Publish Date

2024-04-17

Page Start

55

Page End

67

Print ISSN

1110-0486

Online ISSN

2356-9840

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62

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Publication Title

Assiut Journal of Agricultural Sciences

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https://ajas.journals.ekb.eg/

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Characteristics of Soft Cheese Fortified by <i>Moringa oleifera</i> and <i>Mentha piperita</i> Leaves

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23 Dec 2024