Special Issue 1401 – The importance of salt in the manufacture & ripening of cheese

Examples are presented not only of the effects of salt on spoilage bacteria and pathogens in cheeses, but also on the effects of salt on the complex processes of cheese ripening and the development of flavour. Recent research is described on the mechanistic effects of salt on cheese characteristics, quality and preservation and on the […]

Special Issue 9501 – Heat-induced changes in milk

Second edition (Revision of Bulletin 238/1989) Edited by P.F. Fox (Ireland) – Twenty chapters compiled by Group F17 of IDF Chapter 1: Heating methods have been developed which retain as many as possible of the good organoleptic and nutritive properties of raw milk during heat treatment. Heating processes – pasteurization, thermization, sterilization – and equipment […]

Special Issue 9301 – Factors affecting the yield of cheese

A Monograph compiled by a Group of Experts (F35) charged to formulate guidelines for the expression of cheese yield data and an internationally accepted protocol for the determination of cheese yield This monograph is about the control of cheese yield from two aspects: the control and improvement of yield by the cheesemaker; and the design, […]

Special Issue 0001 – Practical Guide for Control of Cheese Yield

IDF Group B52 (Factors affecting the yield of cheese), comprising some of the world’s leading experts on cheese yield, launched the idea for a consolidated work on the subject. The result is the Practical Guide for Control of Cheese Yield in Manufacturing Plants. The book examines all the factors affecting cheese yield, from milk composition, […]