Calcium-depleted milk protein products and use in cheese manufacture to reduce nugget-formation

摘要

A method of cheese manufacture comprising; a) dispersing in milk a dried MPC or MPI having at least 70% dry matter as milk protein; b) treating the resulting mixture with one or more coagulating enzymes to produce a curd; c) processing the curd to make cheese The dried MPC or MPI is a calcium-depleted MPC or MPI and the extent of calcium depletion is sufficient to allow manufacture of substantially nugget-free cheese.