Weight loss of the cheese stored at room
temperature was higher than that stored at refrigerator
temperature. Our findings agreed with those of El
Owni and Hamid, [1 1], Nofal et al. [27] and Nuser [30].
The increase in weight loss of the cheese stored at
room temperature could be explained by rapid loss of
moisture from the curd due to contraction of curd as a
result of lactic acid development [3,27,2].
The higher acidity of the cheese stored at room
temperature might be attributed to increase level of
lactic acid due to activation of lactic acid forming
bacteria by room temperature, while the low acidity of
the cheese stored at refrigerator might be explained by
the fact that low temperature inhibited growth and
activity of lactic acid bacteria consequently lowering
the rate of acid development [17,27]