Table 2. Proximate composition of Gouda cheese coated with loess during ripening period

(%)

Samples Moisture Crude protein Crude fat Crude ash

Before ripening 0 day 43.56±0.12^a²⁾³⁾ 10.35±0.95^d 21.42±5.13 3.18±0.14^a

CG¹⁾ 30 day 40.10±0.69^a^b 11.68±0.36^c^d 27.39±2.14^b 1.75±0.05^d

60 day 41.84±2.25^a^b 11.55±0.28^c^d 15.56±2.63^a^b 2.71±0.16^b

VG 30 day 43.73±0.64^a 11.59±1.15^c^d 20.18±5.20^a^b 2.32±0.42^b^c

60 day 42.95±1.19^a 10.60±0.88^d 20.01±4.39^a^b 2.72±0.28^b

LG 30 day 34.98±1.06^d 13.84±0.71^a 19.67±0.35^a^b 2.49±0.15^b^c

60 day 41.20±0.22^a^b 11.85±0.27^b^c^d 12.23±4.73^b 3.28±0.17^a

RG 30 day 34.46±1.20^d 10.90±0.39^b^c^d 18.82±1.24^a^b 2.24±0.06^c

60 day 38.89±2.43^b^c 11.90±0.38^b^c^d 15.25±6.37^a^b 3.44±0.26^a

YG 30 day 35.15±2.85^c^d 12.77±0.78^d 23.15±4.20^a 2.56±0.15^b^c

60 day 40.18±0.38^a^b 13.29±1.07^a^b 20.27±1.33^a^b 3.56±0.32^a

WG 30 day 34.91±1.47^d 11.89±0.68^b^c^d 17.09±6.70^a^b 2.22±0.24^c

60 day 35.77±5.24^c^d 10.90±0.40^d 18.63±4.42^a^b 3.52±0.12^a

BG 30 day 35.21±2.78^c^d 11.82±0.45^a^b^c 20.07±0.33^a^b 2.52±0.14^b^c

60 day 38.95±1.53^b^c 13.49±1.58^a 14.71±5.08^a^b 3.58±0.24^a

¹⁾CG, Gouda cheese of ripening without coating; VG, Gouda cheese of ripening after vacuum packaged; LG, Gouda cheese of laterite coating ripening ; RG, Gouda cheese of red loess coating ripening; YG, Gouda cheese of yellow ocher coating ripening; WG, Gouda cheese of white clay coating ripening; BG, Gouda cheese of black soil coating ripening.
²⁾All values are mean±SD.
³⁾Means in the same column followed by different uppercase letters are significantly different (p<0.05, a>b>c>d).

Samples		Moisture	Crude protein	Crude fat	Crude ash
Before ripening	0 day	43.56±0.12^a²⁾³⁾	10.35±0.95^d	21.42±5.13	3.18±0.14^a
CG¹⁾	30 day	40.10±0.69^a^b	11.68±0.36^c^d	27.39±2.14^b	1.75±0.05^d
CG¹⁾	60 day	41.84±2.25^a^b	11.55±0.28^c^d	15.56±2.63^a^b	2.71±0.16^b
VG	30 day	43.73±0.64^a	11.59±1.15^c^d	20.18±5.20^a^b	2.32±0.42^b^c
VG	60 day	42.95±1.19^a	10.60±0.88^d	20.01±4.39^a^b	2.72±0.28^b
LG	30 day	34.98±1.06^d	13.84±0.71^a	19.67±0.35^a^b	2.49±0.15^b^c
LG	60 day	41.20±0.22^a^b	11.85±0.27^b^c^d	12.23±4.73^b	3.28±0.17^a
RG	30 day	34.46±1.20^d	10.90±0.39^b^c^d	18.82±1.24^a^b	2.24±0.06^c
RG	60 day	38.89±2.43^b^c	11.90±0.38^b^c^d	15.25±6.37^a^b	3.44±0.26^a
YG	30 day	35.15±2.85^c^d	12.77±0.78^d	23.15±4.20^a	2.56±0.15^b^c
YG	60 day	40.18±0.38^a^b	13.29±1.07^a^b	20.27±1.33^a^b	3.56±0.32^a
WG	30 day	34.91±1.47^d	11.89±0.68^b^c^d	17.09±6.70^a^b	2.22±0.24^c
WG	60 day	35.77±5.24^c^d	10.90±0.40^d	18.63±4.42^a^b	3.52±0.12^a
BG	30 day	35.21±2.78^c^d	11.82±0.45^a^b^c	20.07±0.33^a^b	2.52±0.14^b^c
BG	60 day	38.95±1.53^b^c	13.49±1.58^a	14.71±5.08^a^b	3.58±0.24^a