Cottage Cheese
Code: DIC006
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Cottage Cheese is a low fat cheese with clearly identifiable curd pieces in a viscous cream dressing. Available in natural, pineapple and chive varieties. |
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| Compositional Information |
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Specification |
Typical Value |
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| Moisture - % |
77.0 - 81.0 |
79.0 |
| Fat in Dry Matter - % |
19.0 - 23.0 |
21.0 |
| Fat - % |
4.0 - 6.0 |
5.0 |
| Salt - % |
0.7 - 1.3 |
1.0 |
| pH |
4.3 - 4.7 |
4.5 |
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| Microbiological Data |
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| Coliforms - /g |
<100 |
<10 |
| E.coli - /g |
Negative |
Negative |
| Yeast - /g |
<100 |
<10 |
| Mould - /g |
<100 |
<10 |
| Staphylococcus (Coagulase Pos.) - /g |
Negative |
Negative |
| Listeria monocytogenes - /25g |
Negative |
Negative |
| Salmonella - /25g |
Negative |
Negative |
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| Nutritional Information |
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| Energy - kcal |
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115 |
| Protein - g |
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13 |
| Carbohydrate - g |
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1.4 |
| Cholesterol - mg |
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16.67 |
| Saturated Fat - g |
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3.08 |
| Unsaturated Fat - g |
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1.92 |
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A more detailed specification can be agreed with the customer |
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| Taste |
A clean lactic flavour. Free from objectionable odours and taints. |
| Appearance |
Cream in colour. |
| Texture |
Viscous cream dressing with numerous particulate curd throughout |
| Packaging |
Available in 200g, 2kg, 4kg, 10kg and 16kg packs |
| Storage |
Store the product under chilled and dry conditions. Cheese should not be exposed to direct sunlight or strong odours |
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| Transport |
For a typical short sea/inland transport journeys a 20/40 foot semi insulated container holding 20/22 tonne loads. For longer journeys butter should be moved in refrigerated 20/40 foot containers or in conventional refrigerated vessels. |
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| Shelf Life |
Typically 50 days from date of production |
| Applications |
Cottage Cheese is suitable for a wide variety of food ingredient applications including bakery, confectionery and other convenience food products. |
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