Assessment of Rheological and Sensory Attributes of Queso Blanco Cheese Coated with Aloe Vera Gel

Abstract

The study carried out to coat Queso Blanco cheese with Aloe Vera gel (AVG) and evaluate its physicochemical and sensory characteristics. The acid method was used to manufacture the cheese from skimmed milk (Al-Mudhish) QM1 and full-fat milk (Anchor) QA1 for control treatments. Whereas the cheese was coated with AVG for QM2 and QA2, respectively. An increase in the yield in QA1 (14.33 %) and QA2 (14.30%) in comparison to QM1 and QM2, which were 13.47 and 13.53%, respectively. Evaporation during the storage period was reduced in chess coating AVG. Consequently, the moisture content during the third week was 54.70 and 49.70% in QM2 and QA2, respectively, compared with 51.57 and 48.20% in QM1 and QA1, respectively. As a result, during the first week after manufacturing, the composition of the various coated cheese types remained relatively constant. Furthermore, after three weeks of storage, the AVG-coated QM2 and QA2 treatments had the highest evaluator acceptability, as they recorded 87.92, 86.15, respectively, compared with the control QM1, QA1, which were 74.23, 68.92 respectively. This specifies that coating the cheese with AVG assisted in maintaining its natural state during the storage period.