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Table 3 Commercial pasteurized and unpasteurized Gouda cheeses analyzed in this study

From: Metagenomics of pasteurized and unpasteurized gouda cheese using targeted 16S rDNA sequencing

Brand

Milk used

Animal

Aging length

Listed ingredients

Specified geographic region

A

Pasteurized

Cow

NA

Part-skim milk, salt, culture, microbial rennet, annatto

U. S.

B

Pasteurized

Cow

NA

Milk, cultures, salt, enzymes, carotene

Netherlands

C

Pasteurized

Cow

NA

Milk, salt, culture, rennet, annatto

Netherlands

D

Pasteurized

Cow

NA

Milk, salt, culture, vegetarian rennet

Netherlands

E

Pasteurized

Cow

NA

Milk, salt, rennet, beta carotene

Netherlands

F

Pasteurized

Goat

NA

NA

NA

G

Pasteurized

Goat

NA

NA

Netherlands

H

Pasteurized

Goat

NA

Milk, salt, vegetable rennet

Netherlands

I

Unpasteurized

Cow

NA

Milk, cultures, enzymes, salt

U. S.

J

Unpasteurized

Cow

NA

Milk, salt, cultures, rennet

NA

K

Unpasteurized

Cow

2–4 mo

Milk, cultures, enzymes, salt

U. S.

L

Unpasteurized

Cow

4–6 mo

Milk, cultures, enzymes, salt

U. S.

M

Unpasteurized

Cow

6–9 mo

Milk, cultures, enzymes, salt

U. S.

N

Unpasteurized

Cow

6–9 mo

Milk, cultures, vegetable enzymes, salt

U. S.

O

Unpasteurized

Cow

12–18 mo

Milk, cultures, enzymes, salt

U. S.

  1. NA, this information was not available as these samples were repackaged by a local retailer
  2. Brands K, L, M and O were from the same manufacturer