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Process for manufacturing uncooked or part-cooked pressed cheeses

US4851238A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 17, 1986
Grant dateJul 25, 1989
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Expiry dateDec 17, 2006

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  • 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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