Table 1. Proximate composition and pH of string cheese added with red ginseng powder

Sample1) Moisture (%) Protein (%) Fat (%) Salinity (%) pH
0 week C 44.43±0.392)b3) 22.18±0.29b 28.86±0.28a 1.24±0.02a 5.12±0.04a*
T1 45.13±0.20a 22.74±0.18a*4) 27.26±0.08c* 1.09±0.01b 4.91±0.01b
T2 44.26±0.05b 22.74±0.18a 27.42±0.07c 1.06±0.00b 5.03±0.00ab*
T3 44.58±0.17b 22.94±0.29a 27.83±0.19b 1.11±0.07b 5.07±0.05a*
2 week C 45.17±0.70b 21.51±0.44b 28.41±0.35a 1.23±0.01ab 4.94±0.04a
T1 46.11±0.22a* 22.23±0.07a 26.38±0.16c 1.19±0.06ab* 4.76±0.10b
T2 44.11±0.14c 22.61±0.10a 27.40±0.13b 1.25±0.05a* 4.82±0.04b
T3 44.84±0.23b 22.59±0.18a 27.66±0.13b 1.11±0.12b 4.81±0.02b
C, string cheese (control); T1, string cheese made by adding red ginseng powder to raw milk; T2, string cheese made by adding red ginseng powder to curd; T3, string cheese made by adding red ginseng powder to hot water for stretching.
Data are mean±SD values (n=3).
Means with different superscripts in the same column are significantly different (p<0.05).
Means the significant differences between storage period (p<0.05).