The Caciocavallo samples aged for 30 d underwent sensory analysis. Each sample was evaluated 3 times. Samples were evaluated by a panel composed of 12 trained components. Sensory evaluation was carried out according to the Etana method described by Bozzetti et al. (2004) and modified by Chiavari et al. (2006). Cheese samples (1.5-cm height, 5.0–8.0-cm length, and 1.5-cm depth) were coded with 3-digit random-ized numbers and served in a random order at room temperature (Zannoni et al., 2001).The evaluated attributes were flavor and aroma: sweet, salty, bitter, and acidic. The tactile sensations as astringent, spicy, elasticity, hardness, friability, adhe-siveness, solubility, and humidity were also evaluated. The precise definitions of each attribute are reported in Table 1. The intensity of each attribute was rated on an increasing scale from 1 to 6