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The present study examined the influence of the manufacturing time on proteolysis and sensory characteristics of Idiazabal cheese. Samples of Idiazabal cheeses made using traditional manufacturing methods at two different times of year were collected at a plant operating under the auspices of the Idiazabal Cheese Appellation of Origin. The cheeses were made in February and June, roughly the beginning and the end of the manufacturing season. Chemical analyses were performed on d 1, 90, and 180 of ripening and sensory analyses on d 90, 120, and 180 of ripening. Higher nitrogen fraction (soluble and nonprotein nitrogen) levels and free amino acid contents were observed in the cheeses manufactured during the month of June. Degradation of the alphas- and beta-caseins was also greater in the cheeses made at that time of year. The cheeses manufactured in February earned higher sensory analysis scores for characteristic odor and taste and higher total sensory scores. The cheeses manufactured in June earned higher scores for the sensory attributes sweet flavor and bitter taste.

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The present study examined the effect of two different processing technologies in the manufacture of a ewe's-milk cheese. Two batches were manufactured, one from raw milk, the other from pasteurized milk. A starter culture consisting of Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis var. diacetylactis and Lactobacillus casei subsp. casei was added to both batches. Descriptive analysis of the sensory characteristics was carried out for the two cheese batches at two different ripening times (90 and 180 days).Statistical analysis revealed differences both between the two batches and between the ripening times considered. The cheeses made from the raw milk were firmer, with a more characteristic odor, taste, and aftertaste. The cheeses made from the pasteurized milk were creamier with a sweeter odor and taste and a more bitter aftertaste. Irrespective of the cheese batch, at 180 days all the cheese samples were firmer and grainier with a more characteristic taste and aflertaste as well as a spicier taste and afiertaste.

A statistical study was performed on the scores awarded by a taste panel over a full Roncal cheese manufacturing season. The panel evaluations were part of a quality control program carried out on that cheese under the auspices of the Appellation of Origin for Roncal cheese by panelists previously trained and qualified as proficient. Analysis of variance and factor analysis were performed to examine variability for the different attributes and the influence of such factors as cheesemaking plant and the manufacturing season and also to monitor panel reliability. The results indicated that the attributes associated with the descriptor “characteristic” had the highest variability; these attributes were characteristic odor, characteristic aroma, characteristic texture, characteristic flavor, and characteristic aftertaste. Cheesemaking plant was the factor that had the greatest effect on variability. Factor analysis and exploratory box plot data analysis were used to detect discrepancies between individual assessors and the rest of the panelists.