Over centuries, cheese has evolved into hundreds of different types and varieties. In order to achieve the desired finished product, crucial factors include the type of milk used, processing, ingredients and storage.
With over 40 years of experience, CSK Food Enrichment, represented by Pretoria-based PHT-SA, has translated consumer demands into innovative product concepts consistent with a desire for natural, healthy and good-tasting dairy products.
In the cheese market, the demand for authentic and distinctive flavours is an important trend. Examples include Emmental and Maasdam, cheese types that distinguish themselves on key attributes: origin, authenticity, refined flavour and eye formation. Recent studies by CSK Food Enrichment proved that new propionic cultures, together with CSK’s Flavour Wheel range, enable cheese-makers to produce products in line with consumer demand for authentic and distinctive flavours – whether a characteristic flavour in natural ripened Gouda, or flavour enhancement in Maasdam-type cheese. Next to the distinguishing palette of pure sweet and nutty flavours, spicy and fruity notes are also included in the range.
Health Plus is a concept developed to create healthy and premium cheese. Used in low fat cheese, for example, Health Plus improves the flavour and texture profile to match the taste perception of full fat cheese, opening opportunities in a strong growing segment for high quality, healthy cheese.
In response to a growing interest in clean label and organic products, Dairy Safe cultures have bio-protective properties for the natural preservation of cheese without compromising flavour and texture.
Ceska-star cultures are especially developed to provide mild flavour and creamy texture profiles. Ceska-star cultures are selected for their excellent properties, stable acidification, optimal flavour development, phage resistance and high yield.
