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FROMAGE CREME [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-10-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Cheese and Dairy Products
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cream cheese
1, record 1, English, cream%20cheese
correct, Canada
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Cream cheese composition, according to the National Dairy Regulation and Code:] - shall be the product made from cream with the use of coagulating agents to form curd and forming curd into a homogenous mass after the removal of whey - shall contain not more than 55% moisture - shall contain not less than 30% milk fat - shall in the case of cream cheese with (naming the added ingredients) contain not more than 60% moisture and not less than 26% milk fat - shall in the case of creamed cheese spread contain not more than 60% moisture and not less than 24% M.F. and be at least 51% cream cheese. 1, record 1, English, - cream%20cheese
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Laiterie, beurrerie et fromagerie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fromage à la crème
1, record 1, French, fromage%20%C3%A0%20la%20cr%C3%A8me
correct, masculine noun, Canada
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Normes de composition pour le fromage à la crème : Produit fait de crème à l'aide d'agents coagulants pour former une masse homogène de lait caillé après élimination du lactosérum. - Doit contenir au plus 55 % d'eau. - Doit contenir au moins 30 % de matières grasses. - Dans le cas de fromage à la crème avec (nom des ingrédients ajoutés), doit contenir au plus 60 % d'eau et au moins 26 % de matières grasses. - Dans le cas de tartinade de fromage à la crème, doit contenir au plus 60 % d'eau et au moins 24 % de M.G. et doit être composé d'au moins 51 % de fromage à la crème. 1, record 1, French, - fromage%20%C3%A0%20la%20cr%C3%A8me
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Équivalent adopté par le Comité intergouvernemental de terminologie de l'industrie laitière selon les normes de composition pour le fromage à la crème. 2, record 1, French, - fromage%20%C3%A0%20la%20cr%C3%A8me
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Productos lácteos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- queso crema
1, record 1, Spanish, queso%20crema
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- queso nata 1, record 1, Spanish, queso%20nata
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Queso blando, untable, no madurado y sin corteza, [con] coloración que va de casi blanco a amarillo claro, [su] textura es suave o ligeramente escamosa y sin agujeros, [...] se puede untar y mezclar fácilmente con otros alimentos. 1, record 1, Spanish, - queso%20crema
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-08-02
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Cheese and Dairy Products
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- fat cheese
1, record 2, English, fat%20cheese
correct, Great Britain
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Designation of cheese according to the percentage fat on the dry basis (FDB) in Code of Principle Standard A6. Recommended general standard for cheese; thus high fat, full fat, medium fat, low fat, skim. 1, record 2, English, - fat%20cheese
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Laiterie, beurrerie et fromagerie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- fromage gras
1, record 2, French, fromage%20gras
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- fromage à pâte grasse 2, record 2, French, fromage%20%C3%A0%20p%C3%A2te%20grasse
correct, masculine noun
- fromage crème 2, record 2, French, fromage%20cr%C3%A8me
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Lorsque le fromage contient entre 50 et moins de 60 p. 100 de matière grasse dans la matière sèche. 2, record 2, French, - fromage%20gras
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Productos lácteos
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- queso graso
1, record 2, Spanish, queso%20graso
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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