Table 2. Texture properties of Gouda cheese made with pasteurized and raw milk during the ripening period

Time(wk) Hardness(kg) Cohesiveness(%) Springiness(mm) Gumminess(kg) Chewiness(kg×mm)
P-GC 6 0.44Ac 1.46Ab 32.01Ab 0.65Ac 20.69Ac
12 0.86Ab 1.50Bb 32.58Ab 1.29Ab 42.21Ab
18 1.25Ab 1.64Bb 32.95Ab 2.05Ab 67.44Ab
24 1.72Ab 1.94Ab 32.92Ab 3.32Ab 109.40Ab
R-GC 6 0.25Bc 1.52Ac 31.23Bb 0.38Bb 11.87Bb
12 0.68Ab 1.64Ab 32.44Ab 1.13Ab 36.55Ab
18 1.18Ab 1.95Ab 32.68Ab 2.31Ab 75.70Ab
24 1.70Ab 2.07Ab 32.58Bb 3.51Ab 114.33Ab
Means in the same column within the same cheese condition with different letters are significantly different (p<0.05).
Means in the same column within the same ripening period with different letters are significantly different (p<0.05).
P-GC, Gouda cheese made from pasteurized milk; R-GC, Gouda cheese made from raw milk.