Abstract: Sodium citrate emulsifying agents can be prepared by contacting a liquid sodium citrate with an effective amount of a source of alkalinity to give a liquid citrate composition containing above 41 wt-% of a tri-salt citrate. The liquid citrate composition can then be combined with a cheese product precursor to produce a processed cheese product.
Abstract: Sodium phosphate emulsifying agents can be prepared by contacting a liquid sodium phosphate with an effective amount of a source of alkalinity to give a liquid phosphate composition with a predetermined ratio of disodium phosphate and trisodium phosphate emulsifying agents. The liquid phosphate composition can then be combined with a dairy product precursor to produce a dairy product.