Abstract

Kargı Tulum cheese is produced and consumed in Çorum province of Turkey. The present study investigates some chemical, microbiological, and textural properties of Kargı Tulum cheese produced using the traditional method by a family-owned company in the Kargı district of Çorum. The mean values of Kargı Tulum cheese samples were as follows; dry matter content %61.71 ± 8.77, fat %30.28 ± 4.84, fat in dry matter %49.09 ± 5.15, protein content %20.17 ± 3.19, ash %4.67 ± 2.09, salt %4.76 ± 1.67, salt in dry matter %7.67 ± 2.43, titration acidity (as lactic acid) %1.41 ± 1.18 and pH is 4.64 ± 0.21, and in the textural analysis of cheese samples, the hardness value was 2750.88 ± 1719 g.

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