Test 2 Flashcards
Cheese Making Process
pasteurized milk – add acid – starts to coagulate – add rennet starts to separate into
CURDS
PROTEIN AND FATS
WHEY
MILK SUGARS – VITAMINS AND MINERALS
Cheese Facts 2
Other cheeses are formed with bacteria (Swiss/Emmentaler) or mold (France/ Roquetfort) *
Cheese Firmness
Ranges from soft brie to hard parmesan
Cottage cheese
soft curd – made almost daily short shelf life 5, 10 ,25 lb container
PROCESSED CHEESES
American, Swiss, Cheddar
Made with a cheddar process – heated and formed into either 30 pound blocks or 5 lb loaf and sliced and wrapped
Emulsifiers added to allow for even melting – extended shelf life
Pasteurized Processed Cheese
100%
Pasteurized Processed Food
at least 51%
Pasteurized Processed Product
less than 51%
Vintage
in the US 95% of the wine came from the year listed on the bottle
Varietal
states the name of the variety of grape used to make the wine at least 75% can be as high as 95%
Wine ABV
Table wines usually avg 10 – 14% alcohol 14 to 24 % in dessert wines
Brandy
distilled grapes
French Cheeses
Roquefort, Camembert, Brie
Italy Cheeses
Parmesan, Gorgonzola, Ricotta
Dutch Cheeses
Edam, Gouda
Swiss Cheeses
Emmentaler, Gruyere
English Cheeses
Stilton, Cheshire
German Cheeses
Limburger, Muenster
Half and Half
not really classified as a cream product – it is a mixture of milk and light cream – its milk fat content is in the range of 10-12 %