Abstract: There is disclosed a dried cheese product which resists burning when exposed to high processing temperatures. The dried cheese product is manufactured by passing a homogenized cheese emulsion through the nip gap of a roller dryer to form at least one sheet of the dried cheese product. The homogenized cheese emulsion includes cheese, an emulsifying agent, a surface-active agent and water.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 17, 1991
Date of Patent:
July 13, 1993
Assignee:
Commercial Creamery Co.
Inventors:
Julie A. Wiser, Stuart J. Terhune, Bud E. Gilmartin, Jr., Judith A. Kintner