The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of solar and freeze drying techniques on the physicochemical,
nutritional and biofunctional properties of salted or unsalted Jameed from fermented sheep
milk product. The highest yield of Jameed was obtained via the salted-solar drying process. As measured
by colorimetry, salted freeze-dried Jameed showed improved consumer characteristics in terms of
increased lightness and decreased red and yellow color components. When unsalted Jameed was prepared
by solar or freeze drying, additional major peptide bands were detected by SDS–PAGE treatments
as compared to the solar or freeze drying of the salted Jameed. Use of salt in the preparation of solar dried
Jameed also led to the highest ACE inhibitory activities whereas antioxidant activity was lowest in
unsalted solar dried Jameed. The study findings indicate that both greater yield and better overall nutritional
and biofunctional properties were associated with solar dried salted Jameed.