Cheese Concentrates are highly versatile and can be used in a wide range of food applications as a cost effective substitute for natural cheeses. With flavour strength of up to 15 to 20 times that of the standard cheese, Cheese Concentrates can be used from as low as 0.2%. Cheese Concentrates are available in convenient to use paste and powder formats and shelf life is from 6 to 12 months.
Cheese Concentrates are excellent in cheese sauces and ready meals, e.g. pasta dishes, macaroni & cheese, risottos and soups. In the bakery sector, Cheese Concentrates are found in crackers, cheese croissants, bread and breadsticks.
In processed cheese, Cheese Concentrates can be used to replace mature cheese partially or fully. Cheese Concentrates provide great flavours in salads dressings, dips and in the snack sectors it can be used in puffed cheese snacks, seasonings for chips, nachos and popcorn. Cheese Concentrates are ideal on low fat applications where it delivers the same cheese flavour at a fraction of the fat, calorie and cholesterol content. The lists of applications are endless.
Our team of Food Scientists and Applications Technologists can help you select the correct products and usage rate for your needs. We can develop new or custom made Cheese Concentrates to meet our customers’ requirements.
Functions and Benefits of Cheese Concentrates
- Made from natural cheese and dairy ingredients
- Authentic cheese profiles, including US , Canadian and European
- Excellent performance in low fat applications
- Cost effective allowing replacement or reduction of Cheese in a variety of applications
- Smooth balanced flavours
- Consistent flavour and flavour delivery
- Clean label declaration (natural)
Applications
- Processed cheese products, analogue cheese
- Cheese sauces – white sauce , béchamel sauce
- Bakery – crackers, cheese croissants, artisan bread, breadsticks
- Ready meals – pasta dishes, e.g. macaroni cheese, risottos
- Snacks – puffed cheese snacks, seasonings for crisps, popcorn, nachos
- Salad dressings – blue cheese, Caesar
- Dips
- Low fat products
Cheese Concentrate Products
| Product Code | Cheese Concentrate | Format | Flavour Profile | Usage Level |
| 10066-1020 | Mild Cheddar | Paste | Mild savoury cheddar flavour* | 0.2 – 3% |
| 10067-1021 | Mild Cheddar | Powder | Mild savoury cheddar flavour* | 0.5 – 5% |
| 10008-1000 | Medium Cheddar | Paste | Medium savoury cheddar flavour* | 0.2 – 2% |
| 10009-1001 | Medium Cheddar | Powder | Medium savoury cheddar flavour* | 0.5 – 5% |
| 10000-1005 | Strong Cheddar | Paste | Sharp and aged flavour* | 0.2 – 3% |
| 10001-1006 | Strong Cheddar | Powder | Sharp and aged flavour* | 0.5 – 5% |
| 10004-1010 | Strong Cheddar Extra Savoury | Paste | Sharp and aged flavour* | 0.2 – 3% |
| 10005-1011 | Strong Cheddar Extra Savoury | Powder | Sharp and aged flavour* | 0.5 – 5% |
| 10006-1015
10006-1035C |
Extra Strong Cheddar | Paste | Very sharp and aged* | 0.2 – 3% |
| 10007-1016 | Extra Strong Cheddar | Powder | Very sharp and aged. * | 0.5 – 5% |
| 10002-1040 | Strong Farmhouse Cheddar | Paste | Very sharp and aged with sulphurous notes* | 0.2 – 3% |
| 10003-1041 | Strong Farmhouse Cheddar | Powder | Very sharp and aged with sulphurous notes* | 0.5 – 5% |
| 10010-1025C | Medium Aged Cheddar | Paste | Medium aged cheddar* | 0.2 – 3% |
| 10010-1026C | Medium aged cheddar | Powder | Medium aged cheddar* | 0.5 – 5% |
| 10060-3005 | Swiss | Paste | Sharp, nutty notes | 0.2 – 3% |
| 10061-3006 | Swiss | powder | Sharp, nutty notes | 0.5 – 5% |
| 10020-4005
10020-4010C |
Blue | Paste | Sharp, tangy savoury, creamy. Danish, stilton and Roquefort profiles available. Coloured. | 0.2 – 3% |
| 10021-4006
10021-4011C |
Blue | Powder | Sharp, tangy savoury, salty, Danish, stilton and Roquefort profiles available. Coloured. | 0.5 – 5% |
| 10068-4000 | Blue | Paste | Sharp fruity flavour profile, uncoloured | 0.2 – 3% |
| 10069-4001 | Blue | Powder | Sharp fruity flavour profile, uncoloured | 0.5 – 5% |
| 1042-2005 | Parmesan | Paste | Sharp parmesan flavour with buttery notes | 0.2 – 3% |
| 1043-2006 | Parmesan | Powder | Sharp parmesan flavour with buttery notes | 0.5 – 5% |
| 10044-2010 | Parmesan | Paste | Aged parmesan flavour with rounded savoury notes | 0.2 – 3% |
| 10045-2011 | Parmesan | Powder | Aged parmesan flavour with rounded savoury notes | 0.5 – 5% |
| 10046-2015
10046-2020C |
Parmesan | Paste | Sharp, aged piquant flavour | 0.2 – 3% |
| 10047-2016
10047-2021C |
Parmesan | Powder | Sharp, aged piquant flavour | 0.5 – 5% |
| 10062-6005 | Goat | Paste | Sharp, wholesome, rich goaty | 0.2 – 2% |
| 10063-6006 | Goat | Powder | Sharp, wholesome, rich goaty | 0.5 – 3% |
| 10064-5000 | Asiago | Paste | Sharp, aged, rich, nutty | 0.2 – 3% |
| 10065-5001 | Asiago | Powder | Sharp, aged, rich, nutty | 0.5 – 5% |
Cheese Concentrates Applications
Usage Levels (%) for Cheese Concentrates in a selection of typical applications
| Cheese Concentrate | Format | Sauces | Dips | Dressings | Snacks | Quiche Filling | Bread / Savoury pastries | Processed /Analog Cheese | Savoury Snacks | Snack Seasonings | Mexican Cajeta/
desserts |
| Mild Cheddar | Paste | 0.2-1.5 | 0.2-1.5 | 0.2-1.5 | 0.2-1.5 | 0.2-2.0 | 0.5 -2.5 | 1.0-3.0 | 0.5 -2.0 | – | |
| Mild Cheddar | Powder | 0.5-3.0 | 0.5-3.0 | 0.5-3.0 | 0.5-3.0 | 0.5-4.0 | 0.5 -3.0 | – | 1.0 -4.0 | 2-10 | |
| Medium Cheddar | Paste | 0.2-1.5 | 0.2-1.5 | 0.2-1.5 | 0.2-1.5 | 0.2-2.0 | 0.5 -2.5 | 1.0-3.0 | 0.5 -2.0 | – | |
| Medium Cheddar | Powder | 0.5-3.0 | 0.5-3.0 | 0.5-3.0 | 0.5-3.0 | 0.5-4.0 | 0.5 -3.0 | – | 1.0 -4.0 | 2-10 | |
| Strong Cheddar | Paste | 0.2-1.5 | 0.2-1.5 | 0.2-1.5 | 0.2-1.5 | 0.2-2.0 | 0.5 -2.5 | 1.0-3.0 | 0.5 -2.0 | – | |
| Strong Cheddar | Powder | 0.5-3.0 | 0.5-3.0 | 0.5-3.0 | 0.5-3.0 | 0.5-4.0 | 0.5 -3.0 | – | 1.0 -4.0 | 2-10 | |
| Strong Cheddar Extra Savoury | Paste | 0.2-1.5 | 0.2-1.5 | 0.2-1.5 | 0.2-1.5 | 0.2-2.0 | 0.5 -2.5 | 1.0-3.0 | 0.5 -2.0 | – | |
| Strong Cheddar Extra Savoury | Powder | 0.5-3.0 | 0.5-3.0 | 0.5-3.0 | 0.5-3.0 | 0.5-4.0 | 0.5 -3.0 | 1.0 -4.0 | 2-10 | ||
| Extra Strong Cheddar | Paste | 0.2-1.5 | 0.2-1.5 | 0.2-1.5 | 0.2-1.5 | 0.2-2.0 | 0.5 -2.5 | 1.0-3.0 | 0.5 -2.0 | – | |
| Extra Strong Cheddar | Powder | 0.5-3.0 | 0.5-3.0 | 0.5-3.0 | 0.5-3.0 | 0.5-4.0 | 0.5 -3.0 | – | 1.0 -4.0 | 2-10 | |
| Strong Farmhouse Cheddar | Paste | 0.2-1.5 | 0.2-1.5 | 0.2-1.5 | 0.2-1.5 | 0.2-2.0 | 0.5 -2.5 | 1.0-3.0 | 0.5 -2.0 | ||
| Strong Farmhouse Cheddar | Powder | 0.5-3.0 | 0.5-3.0 | 0.5-3.0 | 0.5-3.0 | 0.5-4.0 | 0.5 -3.0 | – | 1.0 -4.0 | 2-10 | |
| Medium Aged Cheddar | Paste | 0.2-1.5 | 0.2-1.5 | 0.2-1.5 | 0.2-1.5 | 0.2-2.0 | 0.5 -2.5 | 1.0-3.0 | 0.5 -2.0 | ||
| Medium Aged Cheddar | Powder | 0.5-3.0 | 0.5-3.0 | 0.5-3.0 | 0.5-3.0 | 0.5-4.0 | 0.5 -3.0 | – | 1.0 -4.0 | 2-10 | |
| Swiss | Paste | 0.2-1.5 | 0.2-1.5 | 0.2-1.5 | 0.2-1.5 | 0.2-2.0 | 0.5 -2.5 | 1.0-3.0 | 0.5 -2.0 | – | – |
| Swiss | powder | 0.5-3.0 | 0.5-3.0 | 0.5-3.0 | 0.5-3.0 | 0.5-4.0 | 0.5 -3.0 | – | 1.0 -4.0 | 2-10 | – |
| Blue | Paste | 0.2-1.5 | 0.2-1.5 | 0.2-1.5 | 0.2-1.5 | 0.2-2.0 | 0.5 -2.5 | 1.0-3.0 | 0.5 -2.0 | – | – |
| Blue | Powder | 0.5-3.0 | 0.5-3.0 | 0.5-3.0 | 0.5-3.0 | 0.5-4.0 | 0.5 -3.0 | – | 1.0 -4.0 | 2-10 | – |
| Parmesan | Paste | 0.2-1.5 | 0.2-1.5 | 0.2-1.5 | 0.2-1.5 | 0.2-2.0 | 0.5 -2.5 | 1.0-3.0 | 0.5 -2.0 | – | – |
| Parmesan | Powder | 0.5-3.0 | 0.5-3.0 | 0.5-3.0 | 0.5-3.0 | 0.5-4.0 | 0.5 -3.0 | – | 1.0 -4.0 | 2-10 | – |
| Goat | Paste | 0.2-1.5 | 0.2-1.5 | 0.2-1.5 | 0.2-1.5 | 0.2-2.0 | 0.5 -2.5 | 1.0-3.0 | 0.5 -2.0 | – | 0.5 -1.0 |
| Goat | Powder | 0.5-3.0 | 0.5-3.0 | 0.5-3.0 | 0.5-3.0 | 0.5-4.0 | 0.5 -3.0 | – | 1.0 -4.0 | 2-10 | 1.0 -2.0 |
| Asiago | Paste | 0.2-1.5 | 0.2-1.5 | 0.2-1.5 | 0.2-1.5 | 0.2-2.0 | 0.5 -2.5 | 1.0-3.0 | 0.5 -2.0 | – | – |
| Asiago | Powder | 0.5-3.0 | 0.5-3.0 | 0.5-3.0 | 0.5-3.0 | 0.5-4.0 | 0.5 -3.0 | – | 1.0 -4.0 | 2-10 | – |
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