摘要：Ezine cheese is a regional cheese and produced in Çanakkale region specifically Ezine , Bayramiç , Ayvacık and some villages located to the North and West of the Mount Ida. It is made by a mixture of milk provided from goat, cow and sheep fed by natural flora and water resources. Ezine cheese is a full-fat, White pickled cheese ripened in tinplate containers. Ezine cheese produced by no starter culture addition has its own characteristic taste and aroma differ from other white cheeses. In this study, calcium, iron, manganese, copper, aluminum, chromium and zinc content of 22 Ezine cheeses provided by local producers was determined. The concentration ranges in the samples were found to be 298.9-1025.6, 0.90-8.55, 27.42-60.51, 0-0.063, 0.04-0.58, 8.46-38.58, 0-0.24, 2.12-8.19 mg/100 g cheese for Ca, Fe, Mg, Mn , Cu, Al, Cr and Zn, respectively.
