This might be due to the continuous fermentation
of lactose to lactic acid as well as the gradual increase of degradation
products in the resultant cheese. Also, total solids and
fat values had the same trend like acidity. Fat contents of BCSOsupplemented
cheese significantly (p < 0.05) increased as ripening
period reached maximum values at the end of ripening period.
This probably attributed to the decrease in solids-non fat
content as a result of protein degradation and its partial loss
in whey during ripening