This document provides an overview of cheese production. It begins by defining cheese as a dairy product made by coagulating the protein casein in milk. The document then discusses the coagulation process and types of cheese such as fresh, soft-ripened, semi-hard, and hard cheeses. It provides examples like mozzarella, brie, cheddar, and romano. The document also outlines the ingredients, microbes, and process involved in cheese production, as well as the health benefits and uses of cheese.
2. Outlines
Know about cheese
Types of cheese
Composition of different cheese
Ingredients used
Microbes used in cheese making
Process of cheese production
Uses and benefits of cheese
3. What is cheese?
• Word “cheese” derived from Latin
word “caseus”.
• Dairy product obtained by
coagulation of milk protein casein.
• Comprises proteins and fat from
milk.
4. Coagulation
• Rennet is enzyme that acts on milk to coagulate casein protein.
• Two steps:
Primary (enzymatic) phase
Secondary (non enzymatic) phase
5. Types of cheese
Family of
cheese
Appearance Flavor Examples
Fresh Cheese Bright white fluffy, loose, no rind Milky, mild tart lemony, Mozzarella, Feta
Soft-ripened
Cheese
Bright white exterior, fuzzy rind,
orangish surface
Buttery, mushroom like
flavor,
Brie, Camembert
Semi-hard
Cheese
Pale white, tiny openings, firm,
variations of gray exterior
sweet butter, slightly salty Cheddar, Gouda
Hard Cheese Firm, compacted body, light yellow Butterscotch, salty, sweet Romano, Provolone
Blue Cheese Dark green/blue veining, firm,
creamy, crumbly
smoky, salty, buttery,
caramel
Danish blue,
Roquefort
Mozzarella cheese
Cheddar Cheese
Romano Cheese
Brie Cheese
Danish blue cheese