SWISS-TYPE CHEESE FLAVOR COMPOSITIONS AND FOOD PRODUCTS MADE WITH SAME AND THEIR PROCESSES OF MANUFACTURE

摘要

Swiss-type cheese flavor compositions are provided which can be used in foodproducts for flavor addition, flavor enhancement, and as a substitute fornatural Swiss cheese ingredients. It also relates to processes for rapiddirect production of such cheese flavor compositions that do not require wheyseparation, block formation, curing or aging steps. The flavor compositionsare manufactured by forming a mixture comprising a cultured milk concentrateprepared by treating milk concentrate with a lactic acid culture at atemperature of about 22 to about 45~C for about 10 to about 240 hours, andpropionic acid or an edible salt thereof. The Swiss-type cheese flavordevelops after addition of propionic acid or edible salt thereof.