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FROMAGE RICHE MATIERE GRASSE [3 records]

Record 1 2016-02-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cheese and Dairy Products
CONT

Creams - Single/Double/Triple. A classification of cheese derived from the butterfat content on a dry matter basis. Single Creams contain at least 50% butterfat in the cheese solids (dry matter); Double Creams contain at least 60% butterfat; and Triple Creams contain at least 70% butterfat.

OBS

Double and triple crème cheeses, what Americans call cream cheese, is a very distant relative to these rich, creamy, fresh cheeses from France.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Laiterie, beurrerie et fromagerie
DEF

Fromage frais, assez crémeux et riche en matière grasse(le lait est enrichi de crème), au moins 60 % de matière grasse.

Key term(s)
  • double crème

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Productos lácteos
DEF

Queso [...] con un contenido mínimo del 60% de grasa sobre extracto seco.

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Record 2 2015-01-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cheese and Dairy Products
CONT

A bacterial starter is added to warm milk that may be standardized to adjust the fat content.

OBS

[It] is necessary to remove some fat to provide a uniform and economically competitive product.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Laiterie, beurrerie et fromagerie
CONT

[Le] lait doit être standardisé. Cette opération consiste à régler sa composition [...] par addition de crème ou de lait écrémé au lait mis en œuvre selon que celui-ci présente un excès d’extrait sec dégraissé ou, au contraire, un excès de matière grasse.

OBS

Selon que le fromage sera plus ou moins riche que le lait initial en matière grasse, on règlera la teneur par addition de lait écrémé pour l'abaisser ou par addition de crème pour l'augmenter.

Spanish

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Record 3 1997-01-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cheese and Dairy Products
Key term(s)
  • full fat cheese

French

Domaine(s)
  • Laiterie, beurrerie et fromagerie
OBS

Source(s) : Agriculture, mai 1995.

Spanish

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