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Table 1 Physicochemical properties (Least square mean (± SE)) of traditionally and commercially produced yoghurt samples

From: Physicochemical and microbiological evaluation of yoghurt sold in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

 

Yoghurt Types

  

Parameters

TPY

CPY

P-value

T-test

 

LSM ± SE

LSM ± SE

  

Fat

4.44 ± 0.74%

5.02 ± 0.74%

0.582

0.31

Total solids

10.12 ± 0.35

10.66 ± 0.35

0.250

1.18

Solids Not Fat

7.18 ± 0.41%

8.10 ± 0.41%

0.120

2.53

PH

3.99 ± 0.06

3.88 ± 0.06

0.1957

1.734

Moisture

89.88 ± 0.36%

89.29 ± 0.36%

0.2518

1.354

Ash

0.53b ± 0.023%

0.62a ± 0.03%

0.0303

5.065

  1. TPY Traditionally Produced Yoghurt, CPY Commercially Produced Yoghurt, LSM List Square Mean, SE Standard Error