Abstract: A calcium fortified natural or pasteurized process divided cheese including an anti-caking agent which reduces the stickiness of the cheese and further provides calcium fortification of the product and method of manufacture. A powdered mixture for use on divided cheese as an anti-caking agent, calcium fortifier, and desiccation inhibitor.

Abstract: A natural cheese having at least 210 milligrams of calcium per 28 grams of said natural cheese. The calcium enriched natural cheese comprising: a calcium material suspended in a natural cheese by dispersing the calcium material generally throughout a cheese milk and processing the cheese milk into a natural cheese. The natural cheese has at least 0.0075 grams of calcium material per each gram of natural cheese. The method of producing a predetermined natural cheese enriched with a dispersible calcium material includes the steps of adding the calcium material to a predetermined processing liquid to form a slurry, agitating the slurry for a predetermined period of time, dispersing the slurry in a cheese milk prior to setting the cheese milk, and completing a cheese manufacturing process.