Emmental
Code: DIC08
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Emmental is a hard distinctive Swiss type cheese with characteristic eye formation |
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| Compositional Information |
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Specification |
Typical Value |
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| Moisture - % max |
40.0 |
38.0 |
| Fat in Dry Matter - %min |
45.0 |
46.5 |
| Fat - % |
28.0 - 31.0 |
29.0 |
| Salt - % |
0.5 - 1.0 |
0.75 |
| pH |
5.4 - 5.8 |
5.6 |
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| Microbiological Data |
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| Coliforms - /g |
<100 |
<10 |
| E.coli - /g |
<10 |
Negative |
| Yeast - /g |
<50 |
<10 |
| Mould - /g |
<50 |
<10 |
| Staphylococcus (Coagulase Pos.) - /g |
<10 |
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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382 |
| Protein - g |
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29 |
| Carbohydrate - g |
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Trace |
| Cholesterol - mg |
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83 |
| Saturated Fat - g |
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20.3 |
| Unsaturated Fat - g |
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8.7 |
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A more detailed specification can be agreed with the customer |
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| Taste |
Characteristic sweet and nutty flavour with a fragrant aroma |
| Appearance |
Yellow/straw colour with no free fat, mottling or other surface blemishes |
| Texture |
Firm and pliable, elastic with numerous eyeholes throughout the cheese |
| Packaging |
Available in 2.5kg, 5kg and 60kg blocks, also available in grated (100g - 5kg packs), diced and sliced form |
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| 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 3 months for cheeses blocks and 40-70 days for grated, sliced and diced cheese when stored under appropriate chilled conditions |
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| Applications |
Emmental is suitable for table use and a wide variety of food ingredient applications including bakery, confectionery and other convenience food products. Suitable for cutting, slicing and grating |
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