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The present invention relates to an improved process for the manufacture of cheese, in particular hard and semi-hard cheese types. There is provided a process for the manufacture of a natural cheese comprising the stops of inoculating milk with a bacterial starter culture, adding rennet to form a curd, and subjecting the curd to a salting step by the addition of salt wherein a hydrocolloid or mixture thereof is added to the curd during the salting step and the hydrocolloid or mixture thereof replaces at least part of the salt or is in addition to the salt used during the salting step. There is also provided the use of such a salt and hydrocolloid mixture as a process aid during the salting step of natural cheese production.

Classes IPC  ?

• A23C 19/06 - Traitement du caillé après la séparation du petit-laitProduits ainsi obtenus
• A23C 19/064 - Salage
• A23C 19/068 - Types particuliers de fromages
• A23C 19/072 - Fromages à pâte pressée