Cheeses
Cheeses
To Melt or Not To Melt
Depending on your manufacturing equipment as well as your finished recipe, you need a cheese that is just right. We understand that not all prepping equipment or recipes are the same. Sometimes cheese just has to melt, while other times, it would be better if cheese didn’t melt or fade away to nothing. We offer controlled melt varieties that retain their piece identity, even after cooking or baking. Let us show you how.
Heat It Up
No application is out of reach. We offer formulations that can withstand even the toughest abuse. Formulations for microwave application, freeze-thaw application, individually quick frozen, or even your favorite spiciest ethnic flavor profiles. We say bring it on! No challenge is to BIG for us to handle.
Imitating the Real Thing
It’s an obvious question…”How does Imitation taste?” You might be pleasantly surprised. Imitation formulas provide good taste and mouth feel. It performs and satisfies like dairy cheese in many applications. And it provides an economical option to add cheese flavor…with the ability to control just how intense that flavor is. But don’t take our word for it. We’ll be glad to send you samples. Try it yourself.
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Reducing the High Cost of Cheese
The unique ability to provide value added cheese at up to a 40% savings is a well crafted secret that we take great pride in. When you consider the excellent taste, texture, performance, and longer shelf life, lower cost is just one of the many reasons to use cheese food and cheese products.
Natural Options
- Natural Mild Aged Cheese
- Natural Medium Aged Cheese
- Natural Sharp Aged Cheese
- Natural Extra Sharp Aged Cheese
- Feta Cheese
- Mozzarella Cheese
Other Cheese Options
- Club Cheese (Non-Pasteurized)
- Cold Pack Cheese
- Cheese Spreads
- Reduced Fat Cheese
- Fat Free Cheese
Pasteurized Processed Options
- Pasteurized Processed Cheese
- Pasteurized Processed Cheese Food
- Pasteurized Processed Cheese Blends
- Pasteurized Processed Cheese Sauces
Other Dressings
- Standard Melt
- Easy Melt
- Hi Melt
- Restricted Melt
- No Melt
Imitation Cheese Options
- Imitation Pasteurized Processed Cheese
- Imitation Pasteurized Processed Blends
Packaging Options
- Blocks: 40 lb, 20 lb, 10 lb, 5 lb
- Shreds: 25 lb, 5lb, 1 lb
- Cubed: 10 lb, 5 lb, 1 lb
Cheese Facts
Atlantic Coast Marketing offers a full line of cheese options and melting points to fit every application and price point. Custom formulations and value-added products to make your finished recipe extraordinary.
Natural Cheese
Natural Cheese is made by separating milk solids (curds) from the liquid portion (whey) through the action of rennet and a starter organism.
The characteristic of differing cheese varieties develop according to the type of starter organism uses, the time the cheese is allowed to cure (age) and the temperature during curing. Natural cheese is a living food and continues to change in flavor and texture as it ripens/ages.
Pasteurized Process Cheese Spread
Pasteurized Process Cheese Spread is made like process cheese food except an edible stabilizer can be added. It is slightly higher in moisture and lower in milk fat than cheese food.
Moisture range from 44-60%, fat must be 20%, cheese ingredients must be 51%.
Substitute
Substitute – government standards of identity for these products are still being determined. In most products, the milk fat has been replaced by vegetable oil and the cheese content is very low or there is no cheese in the product. A product called substitute is nutritionally equivalent to its counterpart process cheese.
Pasteurized Process Cheese
Pasteurized Process Cheese – is a blend of selected natural cheeses, mixed with an emulsifier and pasteurized (heated) to prevent further ripening. The cheese is uniform in flavor, body and texture.
Moisture up to 40%, fat must be 30%, implied cheese minimum is 81.5%. Fat and moisture of cheese must be equal to that of the natural cheese from which
it is made.
Pasteurized Process Cheese Food
Pasteurized Process Cheese Food is made like process cheese; it is slightly higher in moisture and lower in milk fat than process cheese. Additional flavoring ingredients such as vegetables, meats, and seasonings are often added. Also one or more of the following optional dairy ingredients can be added: cream, milk, skim milk, buttermilk, nonfat dry milk solids or whey.
Moisture up to 44%, fat must be 23%, cheese must at least 51%.
Imitation
Imitation – vegetable oil product similar to substitute but is not nutritionally equivalent to its counterpart process cheese.
