Mozzarella is one of the most famous pasta filata- "spun-paste" cheeses. Mozzarella cheese has a semi-hard, stringy and elastic consistency, white-yellowish color and undeveloped flavor. Most people are familiar with mozzarella cheese since it is traditionally used on pizzas.
Lactose-free cheese has the same properties as the traditional one, with the benefit that it can be consumed by people who have a partial or total inability to digest lactose, the sugar present in milk.
Standarized pasteurized milk, calcium chloride, sodium chloride, rennet and lactic bacterial culture.
Contains allergens: Milk
Gluten free
Lactose-free
Analysis | Criteria of acceptance | Method of Analysis |
Moisture (%) | ≤ 60 | FIL 4A: 1982 |
Fat on a Dry Basis (FDB) (%) | ≥ 35 | FIL 5B: 1986 |
Analysis | Criteria of acceptance | Method of Analysis |
Coliforms to 30º C/g | N=5 c=2 m=1000 M=5000 | FIL 73A :1985 |
Coliforms to 45º C/g | N=5 c=2 m=100 M=500 | APHA 1994-ICMSF 1982 |
Staphylococcus coagulase positive/g | N=5 c=2 m=100 M=1000 | FIL 145 : 1990 |
Salmonella spp/25 g | N=5 c=0 m=0 | FIL 93A : 1985 |
Listeria monocytogenes/ 25g | N=5 c=0 m=0 | FIL 143 : 1990 |
Mass: Cooked, spun, salty and fermented.
Texture: fibrous, elastic and closed.
Mass: Cooked, spun, salty and fermented.
Texture: fibrous, elastic and closed.
Color: uniform yellowish white.
lactic flavor, little developed.
It has semi-hard, stringy consistency, so it melts nicely. Most people are familiar with mozzarella cheese since it is traditionally used on pizzas and salads.
The use of lactose-free cheeses is the same as the traditional one, It can be consumed alone or in all kinds of dishes, with the advantage of not causing stomach discomfort, They are easily digestible, both for people with intolerance and for others who are not.
The product is aimed at final consumers. It can be consumed by the general population from the first year of life, except those allergic to any of its ingredients. It can be consumed by people with lactose intolerance.
Approximate weight per block: block of 0.300 kg, 0.450 kg, 2 kg and 4 kg.
Primary packaging: Thermo-shrinkable bag.
Secondary packaging: Corrugated cardboard box containing 48 blocks of 0.300 kg , 36 blocks of 0.450 kg, 8 blocks of 2 kg and 4 blocks of 4 kg.
Refrigeration temperature: Between 2 and 8ºC.
Shelf life: 180 days maintained refrigeration temperature.
Freezing temperature: Between – 18º C and – 20º C.
Shelf life: 12 months maintained freezing temperature.