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CHEESE MOULD [11 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-03-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Cheese and Dairy Products
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cheese mould
1, record 1, English, cheese%20mould
correct, Great Britain
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- cheese-mould 2, record 1, English, cheese%2Dmould
correct
- cheese hoop 3, record 1, English, cheese%20hoop
correct
- cheese-pressing mould 4, record 1, English, cheese%2Dpressing%20mould
correct, standardized
- cheese mold 5, record 1, English, cheese%20mold
United States
- hoop for cheese 6, record 1, English, hoop%20for%20cheese
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... the container used to receive the milled or ladled curd and shape the cheese. 7, record 1, English, - cheese%20mould
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term "mould" is commonly used in Britain, and the word "hoop" in America and some other English-speaking countries ... 7, record 1, English, - cheese%20mould
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
cheese-pressing mould : Term standardized by BSI. 8, record 1, English, - cheese%20mould
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Laiterie, beurrerie et fromagerie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- moule à fromage
1, record 1, French, moule%20%C3%A0%20fromage
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- moule de fromagerie 2, record 1, French, moule%20de%20fromagerie
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ustensile donnant au fromage sa forme (origine de son nom). Ce sont soit des cuvettes percées, soit des cylindres perforés, soit de simples ceintures permettant de retenir le caillé tout en laissant s'égoutter le lactosérum. Le matériau constitutif est de nature diverse (bois, fer étamé, aluminium, plastique) [...] 3, record 1, French, - moule%20%C3%A0%20fromage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Productos lácteos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- molde para queso
1, record 1, Spanish, molde%20para%20queso
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- molde de queso 2, record 1, Spanish, molde%20de%20queso
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-03-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Cheese and Dairy Products
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- blue cheese
1, record 2, English, blue%20cheese
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- bleu cheese 2, record 2, English, bleu%20cheese
correct
- blue-mould cheese 3, record 2, English, blue%2Dmould%20cheese
correct
- blue-mold cheese 4, record 2, English, blue%2Dmold%20cheese
correct
- blue mold-ripened cheese 5, record 2, English, blue%20mold%2Dripened%20cheese
correct
- blue-veined cheese 6, record 2, English, blue%2Dveined%20cheese
correct, see observation
- blue vein cheese 7, record 2, English, blue%20vein%20cheese
correct, see observation
- blue veined cheese 7, record 2, English, blue%20veined%20cheese
correct, see observation
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a general classification of cow’s milk, sheep’s milk, or goat’s milk cheeses that have had cultures of the mold Penicillium added so that the final product is spotted or veined throughout with blue, blue-gray or blue-green mold, and carries a distinct smell, either from that or various specially cultivated bacteria. 2, record 2, English, - blue%20cheese
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term blue vein cheese [is a specific term, i.e. it has a more restricted sense; it] is used to describe a [type of] blue cheese. The difference is the look and the amount of edible blue mold running through the cheese. Blue veined cheeses tend to have a small amount of this edible mold which resembles veins. These cheeses tend to be semi-hard or hard cheeses. 7, record 2, English, - blue%20cheese
Record 2, Key term(s)
- blue mold cheese
- blue mould cheese
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Laiterie, beurrerie et fromagerie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- fromage bleu
1, record 2, French, fromage%20bleu
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- fromage persillé 2, record 2, French, fromage%20persill%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
- fromage à pâte persillée 3, record 2, French, fromage%20%C3%A0%20p%C3%A2te%20persill%C3%A9e
correct, masculine noun
- bleu 4, record 2, French, bleu
correct, masculine noun
- fromage à moisissures internes 5, record 2, French, fromage%20%C3%A0%20moisissures%20internes
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Fromages persillés. Ce sont des fromages dont la pâte est sillonnée intérieurement de marbrures verdâtres ou bleuâtres, constituées par des filaments mycéliens de la moisissure Penicillium glaucum. 6, record 2, French, - fromage%20bleu
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Fromage à pâte persillée ou pâte à moisissure interne. [...] Le terme «à pâte persillée» s'applique aux fromages bleus pour lesquels la couleur et la répartition de la moisissure (pénicillium glaucum ou roqueforti) appelée aussi persillage varient selon chaque fromage. 7, record 2, French, - fromage%20bleu
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Productos lácteos
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- queso azul
1, record 2, Spanish, queso%20azul
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- queso de pasta azul 2, record 2, Spanish, queso%20de%20pasta%20azul
correct, masculine noun
- queso con mohos internos 2, record 2, Spanish, queso%20con%20mohos%20internos
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Producto que se obtiene por coagulación de la leche por medio del cuajo y/u otras enzimas coagulantes apropiadas, complementado o no por la acción de bacterias lácticas específicas, y mediante un proceso de elaboración que utiliza hongos específicos (Penicillium roqueforti), complementados o no por la acción de hongos y/o levaduras subsidiarias responsables de otorgarle al producto características distintivas durante el proceso de elaboración y maduración. 1, record 2, Spanish, - queso%20azul
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El queso azul es una clasificación general de los quesos de leche de vaca, de oveja y de cabra que tienen en su pasta cultivos de Penicillium añadidos al producto final y que proporcionan un color entre el 'azul' y el gris-verdoso característico debido a los mohos. Los quesos azules se curan en lugares con temperaturas reguladas tales como cavernas. Algunos poseen denominación de origen protegida: Cabrales, Roquefort, bleu d'Auvergne, bleu de Bresse, Gorgonzola, Stilton y Picón Bejes-Tresviso. También destaca el queso de Valdeón. 3, record 2, Spanish, - queso%20azul
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Las leches empleadas en la elaboración del queso azul deberán proceder de las especies bovina, ovina o caprina, y pueden ser utilizadas solas o en mezclas. 1, record 2, Spanish, - queso%20azul
Record 3 - internal organization data 2010-04-21
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Cheese and Dairy Products
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- mould formation 1, record 3, English, mould%20formation
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- mold formation 2, record 3, English, mold%20formation
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Influence of the storage of Penicillium caseicolum(candidum) conidium suspensions on their quality and the mould formation of Camembert cheese. 1, record 3, English, - mould%20formation
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Laiterie, beurrerie et fromagerie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- feutrage
1, record 3, French, feutrage
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les levures des genres «Kluyveromyces, Debaryomyces» et «Saccharomyces» et les moisissures du genre «Penicillium» contribuent à la formation d'arômes; «Geotrichum candidum» est responsable de l'aspect en peau de crapaud des fromages de chèvre tandis que «P. camembertii» participe au feutrage superficiel du Camembert. 1, record 3, French, - feutrage
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2009-03-30
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Cheese and Dairy Products
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- white mould ripened cheese
1, record 4, English, white%20mould%20ripened%20cheese
proposal
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- white mold ripened cheese 1, record 4, English, white%20mold%20ripened%20cheese
proposal
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Laiterie, beurrerie et fromagerie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- fromage à moisissure blanche
1, record 4, French, fromage%20%C3%A0%20moisissure%20blanche
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Productos lácteos
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- queso madurado por mohos blancos
1, record 4, Spanish, queso%20madurado%20por%20mohos%20blancos
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
- queso de moho blanco 2, record 4, Spanish, queso%20de%20moho%20blanco
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2009-03-30
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Cheese and Dairy Products
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- soft mold-ripened cheese
1, record 5, English, soft%20mold%2Dripened%20cheese
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- soft mold ripened cheese 2, record 5, English, soft%20mold%20ripened%20cheese
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Soft cheeses are classified into two groups: soft fresh cheeses and soft mold-ripened cheeses. ... Soft, mold-ripened cheese, such as Camembert, which is produced in the United States from cow’s milk, should be refrigerated between -1° to 1°C. Under these conditions, soft mold-ripened cheeses will keep for approximately two months. 1, record 5, English, - soft%20mold%2Dripened%20cheese
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The nine categories of dairy foods examined included soft mold ripened cheese and blue veined cheese; goat, sheep and feta cheese; fresh soft cheese; heat treated natural cheese and processed cheese; aged cheese ... 2, record 5, English, - soft%20mold%2Dripened%20cheese
Record 5, Key term(s)
- soft mould-ripened cheese
- soft mould ripened cheese
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Laiterie, beurrerie et fromagerie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- fromage à pâte molle à croûte moisie
1, record 5, French, fromage%20%C3%A0%20p%C3%A2te%20molle%20%C3%A0%20cro%C3%BBte%20moisie
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Fromages à pâte molle à croûte moisie (Camembert, Carré de l'Est, Brie, Neufchâtel...). 1, record 5, French, - fromage%20%C3%A0%20p%C3%A2te%20molle%20%C3%A0%20cro%C3%BBte%20moisie
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Productos lácteos
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- queso blando madurado por mohos
1, record 5, Spanish, queso%20blando%20madurado%20por%20mohos
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El ácido láctico procedente de la degradación de la lactosa no se acumula en la cuajada sino que sufre distintas transformaciones de naturaleza diversa. En quesos blandos madurados por mohos, es metabolizado por éstos. 1, record 5, Spanish, - queso%20blando%20madurado%20por%20mohos
Record 6 - internal organization data 2006-04-03
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Food Industries
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- ultra-violet irradiation
1, record 6, English, ultra%2Dviolet%20irradiation
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ultra-violet irradiation. Lethal to bacteria [but] of poor penetrating power and only of value for surface sterilization or sterilizing the air [it is also] used for tenderizing and aging of meat, curing of cheese, and prevention of mould growth on the surface of bakery products. 1, record 6, English, - ultra%2Dviolet%20irradiation
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Industrie de l'alimentation
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- irradiation aux ultra-violets
1, record 6, French, irradiation%20aux%20ultra%2Dviolets
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- irradiation à l'ultraviolet 2, record 6, French, irradiation%20%C3%A0%20l%27ultraviolet
feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Méthode utilisée dans l'industrie alimentaire pour stériliser des surfaces de travail ou l'air de certains locaux. 1, record 6, French, - irradiation%20aux%20ultra%2Dviolets
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
ultraviolet : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2006). 3, record 6, French, - irradiation%20aux%20ultra%2Dviolets
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2001-08-10
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Chemical Elements and Compounds
- Food Additives
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- propionate
1, record 7, English, propionate
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
a salt or ester of propionic acid. 2, record 7, English, - propionate
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Propionate... The free [propionic] acid... and its sodium and calcium salts are used as mould inhibitors, e. g. on cheese surfaces; also to inhibit rope in bread. 3, record 7, English, - propionate
Record 7, Key term(s)
- propanoate
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Éléments et composés chimiques
- Additifs alimentaires
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- propionate
1, record 7, French, propionate
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sel ou ester de l'acide propionique. 2, record 7, French, - propionate
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Acide propionique [...] A l'état libre ou sous forme de propionates [...], il est utilisé comme agent conservateur de différentes denrées, par exemple des fromages. 3, record 7, French, - propionate
Record 7, Key term(s)
- propanoate
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1999-09-29
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Cheese and Dairy Products
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- washed-rind cheese
1, record 8, English, washed%2Drind%20cheese
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The curd, which may or may not be cut... is scooped into moulds and left to drain. The high moisture of the curd and the humidity of the maturing rooms attract a bitter-tasting, grey, hairy mould called "cat-fur". To discourage this, the newly formed cheese is rubbed with or dunked in baths of salty water, wine or a similar alcoholic liquid. 2, record 8, English, - washed%2Drind%20cheese
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Washed-rind cheeses, whose rinds are usually orange-hued, have been rubbed or washed (sometimes immersed) during ripening process with a solution of brine, wine, beer, or grape brandy to promote a desirable exterior mould that is instrumental in creating the cheese’s characteristically pronounced flavor. 3, record 8, English, - washed%2Drind%20cheese
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Laiterie, beurrerie et fromagerie
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- pâte molle à croûte lavée
1, record 8, French, p%C3%A2te%20molle%20%C3%A0%20cro%C3%BBte%20lav%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- fromage à égouttage accéléré et à croûte lavée 2, record 8, French, fromage%20%C3%A0%20%C3%A9gouttage%20acc%C3%A9l%C3%A9r%C3%A9%20et%20%C3%A0%20cro%C3%BBte%20lav%C3%A9e
masculine noun
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] fromages soumis à des lavages; ils sont un peu plus secs que les précédents [fromages à croûte fleurie] car les moisissures ne peuvent se développer à leur surface et il se forme une croûte lisse de couleur orangée qui combat la déshydratation de la pâte [...]. Pour assurer un taux d'humidité interne convenable et une fermentation adéquate, ces fromages sont placés en atmosphère humide dans des toiles humectées d'une solution (saumure, vin et épices, bière ou eau-de-vie). 1, record 8, French, - p%C3%A2te%20molle%20%C3%A0%20cro%C3%BBte%20lav%C3%A9e
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] les pâtes molles à croûte lavée [...] suivent le même parcours que les croûtes fleuries. Ce sont l'affinage et le brossage qui leur donneront leurs caractéristiques. [...] Au hâloir, salé au sel sec, le fromage va «prendre le bleu», un duvet de moisissures qui sera aussitôt éliminé par un lavage avec un linge humide ou un brossage dans la saumure [...] 3, record 8, French, - p%C3%A2te%20molle%20%C3%A0%20cro%C3%BBte%20lav%C3%A9e
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1996-04-24
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Pottery
- Household Articles - Various
- Cheese and Dairy Products
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- cheese-mould
1, record 9, English, cheese%2Dmould
correct, generic
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A bowl for making cream cheeses. It has pierced sides to allow the excess moisture to escape, the bowl having been lined with cheesecloth before filling with curds and cream for solidifying into cheese. 1, record 9, English, - cheese%2Dmould
Record 9, Key term(s)
- cheese mould
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Poteries
- Articles ménagers divers
- Laiterie, beurrerie et fromagerie
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- fercelle
1, record 9, French, fercelle
correct, feminine noun, specific
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
- fecelle 2, record 9, French, fecelle
correct, feminine noun, specific
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pot cylindrique percé de trous, utilisé pour égoutter le caillé dans la fabrication du fromage blanc. 2, record 9, French, - fercelle
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1994-07-15
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Food Industries
- Cheese and Dairy Products
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- white cheese mold
1, record 10, English, white%20cheese%20mold
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
- white cheese mould 1, record 10, English, white%20cheese%20mould
correct
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The origin of white cheese moulds, and the production of cyclopiazonic acid. 1, record 10, English, - white%20cheese%20mold
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Industrie de l'alimentation
- Laiterie, beurrerie et fromagerie
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- moisissure blanche du fromage
1, record 10, French, moisissure%20blanche%20du%20fromage
correct, feminine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Fabrication des fromages à croûte blanche. 1, record 10, French, - moisissure%20blanche%20du%20fromage
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 1987-12-08
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Food Industries
- Cheese and Dairy Products
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- surface ripened white mould cheese
1, record 11, English, surface%20ripened%20white%20mould%20cheese
proposal
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
- surface ripened white mold cheese 1, record 11, English, surface%20ripened%20white%20mold%20cheese
proposal
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Industrie de l'alimentation
- Laiterie, beurrerie et fromagerie
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- fromage moisi blanc
1, record 11, French, fromage%20moisi%20blanc
correct, masculine noun
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
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