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This study aimed to improve the properties of white soft cheese made from goats' milk by adding spice essential oils at concentrations of 75 and 90 ppm cardamom, 50 and 75 ppm thyme and 40 and 60 ppm clove to goats' milk. All resultant cheeses were compared aganist that made from buffalos' milk [control I] and goats' milk [control II]. The quality of resultant cheeses was evaluated for their chemical composition, microbiological and organoleptic properties during storage at 6 +/- 1°C for 45 days. The results revealed that additives at two concentrations of essential oils insignificantly affected percentages of moisture, salt/ moisture and fat/dry matter. Moisture% significantly decreased [P