Disclosed is a method for making freeze-dried shelf-stable natural cheese products having a softer, smoother texture than that of conventional freeze-dried cheese. Products made by the method include shelf-stable cheese snacks.

A method for producing a dairy-based product in pieces, said product being mozzarella cheese or a preparation based on dairy products. The method comprises the steps of: realising a first portion of a sheet (10) of said product; cooling said first portion of the sheet (10); obtaining pieces of said product from said first portion of the sheet (10).

A method for manufacturing a cheese string involves providing a cheese base, retexturing the cheese base to form a cheese paste, and extruding the cheese paste through a die with a diameter less than or equal to 10 mm to form the cheese string, in which the cheese base has a maximum tangent slope value of between 0.06 and 0.10.

The present invention is related with the milk industry in general and with the processing industry of milk to produce for lactose-free milk and assessment of the subproduct in particular, and even more particularly in the milk processing industry through different separating means of the components such as micro- and nano filtration. The function of the invention is to permit a lactose-free milk or a milk without lactose with a sensorial profile similar to that of normal pasteurized milk without lactose using the essential separation steps to reduce production costs, yet another objective was to determine the effect on the organoleptic characteristics of the concentration of natural milk components and concentrations which achieve the first objective, still another objective is to determine the ratio between retentate and permeate to obtain a sensorial profile equivalent to that of a normal pasteurized mil without lactose.

Disclosed herein is a method for producing a package of cheese shreds. Cheese shreds and anticaking agent are mixed at a load between 2 wt. % and 10 wt. % in relation to the cheese shreds to form anticake-coated cheese shreds. The anticaking agent comprises 15-30 wt. % reducing sugar; 0.2-0.8 wt. % glucose oxidase; and 0.5-2 wt. % salt chosen from sodium chloride, calcium chloride, and magnesium chloride. The anticake-coated cheese shreds are then sealed into a package without modifying the atmosphere in the package or using an inert gas flush.

An inventive solution directed to the production of pasta filata type cheese, such as mozzarella, provolone and blends thereof by concurrently and continuously pulling, stretching, cooling and molding cheese through a series of channels, preferably elongated in nature, having enclosed cavities of particular negative dimension for molding purposes. The cheese is cooled by indirect heat transfer through thermal conductive walls of the elongated channels. The cheese is allowed to set as it is formed within the cooling and molding channels. As the cheese is pulled through and out of the distal end of the elongated channels, the series of released cheese ribbons are combined and pulled through a second series of compression channels by which multiple ribbons are compressed together to form larger laminated strips ready for immediate packaging, storage or further processing.

An inventive solution directed to the production and lamination of pasta filata type cheese ribbons, such as mozzarella, provolone and blends thereof by concurrently and continuously pulling, stretching, cooling, and molding cheese through a series of channels, preferably elongated in nature, having enclosed cavities of particular negative dimension for molding purposes. The cheese is cooled by indirect heat transfer through thermal conductive walls of the elongated channels. The cheese is allowed to set as it is formed within the cooling and molding channels. As the cheese is pulled through and out of the distal end of the elongated channels, the series of released cheese ribbons are combined and pulled through a second series of compression channels by which multiple ribbons are compressed together to form larger laminated strips ready for immediate packaging, storage or further processing.

A method for producing a cheese spiral by supplying a cheese paste, extruding the cheese paste, so as to form a cheese string, and winding of the cheese string upon itself, so as to form the cheese spiral, and a winding device for such a production.

Machinery for the production of pasta filata cheeses includes a preparation cell that receives, moves, and heats raw material, the raw material being rennet, and then transfer the heated rennet to a spinning cell that adds water and steam. Next the mixture is moved and heated to a desired density and then transferred, as paste, to a forming cell, the forming cell being provided with timed augers and a thermometer to determine the moment in which to push the paste into a forming drum.

Disclosed herein is a method for producing a package of cheese shreds. Cheese shreds and anticaking agent are mixed at a load between 2 wt. % and 10 wt. % in relation to the cheese shreds to form anticake-coated cheese shreds. The anticaking agent comprises 15-30 wt. % reducing sugar; 0.2-0.8 wt. % glucose oxidase; and 0.5-2 wt. % salt chosen from sodium chloride, calcium chloride, and magnesium chloride. The anticake-coated cheese shreds are then sealed into a package without modifying the atmosphere in the package or using an inert gas flush.