Cottage cheese with fresh- or cultured cream dressing showed little
variation in product characteristics (pH, NaCl and lactic acid) during the
23 months where samples from different batches were analysed
(Table 1). The initial concentrations of LAB were lower in the product
with fresh cream dressing (5.6 ± 0.4 log CFU/g, mesophilic starter culture)
compared to the product with cultured cream dressing (6.7 ±
0.2 log CFU/g, mesophilic aroma culture). The initial pH of the latter
product (5.4 ± 0.1) was about 0.2 units higher than pH of cottage
cheese with fresh cream dressing (Table 1).