Process for manufacturing uncooked or part-cooked pressed cheeses
US4851238A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 17, 1986 |
| Grant date | Jul 25, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 17, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA23C19/052
- WIPO fieldFood chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
In the process of the invention for manufacturing "semi-hard cheeses" of the type of uncooked or part-cooked pressed cheeses from milk, in the course of the phase of preparation of the milk before renneting, an acidogen selected from the group consisting of gluconolactones and glucoheptonolactones is added to the milk in an amount sufficient to attain simply and reliably, in a predetermined time, the exact predetermined renneting pH having a value between 6.65 and 6.30. The acidogen is advantageously gluconodeltalactone.
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