Take cheese yield optimization to the next level
With biosolutions, you can unlock cheese yield improvements with no compromise on the authentic flavors, textures and appearances people love.
Next-level cheese yield optimization
Cheese yield improvement is key to powering your profitability and accelerating your sustainability journey. So how can you optimize cheese yield and craft cheeses with the next-level quality your consumers love? Our biosolutions can help you get more from your milk to increase yields.
Cheese yield improvements to build resilience
Raw material and energy price volatility, inflation, labor shortages, tight retail margins and climate regulations all put your profitability at risk. Cheese yield improvements are essential to keep you resilient in volatile markets. Here are just two examples of how we’ve helped customers to adapt and thrive.
Next-level yield meets next-level taste
To help a German cheesemaker achieve continental cheese yield optimization, we implemented a combination of CoaguSens™ Flex, Novonesis’ Chy-Max® Supreme, Easy-Set® Flora, and process adjustments. The result? A 1.4% cheese yield improvement. And cheese with a rich taste and creamy texture that people love.
Yield improvements with great sliceability
A combination of Novonesis DVS® Sinergia, Chy-Max® Supreme and CoaguSens™ helped a Brazilian cheesemaker get a pasta filata cheese yield improvement of 2.1%, along with great sliceability and significant time savings in fermentation. These yield and process efficiency savings led to total added value of €1.8m/year.
Combinations for next-level cheese yield improvements
Across cheese types, combinations of biosolutions can take cheese yield to the next level. Below you can explore just some of the combinations of cultures and enzymes we offer.
Pasta filata combination
Achieve pasta filata cheese yield improvements of up to 3% with our cheese yield optimization package of cutting-edge cultures and enzymes. Working together in your process, they take your yields to the next level.
Novonesis’ DVS® Sinergia starter culture
By holding up to 0.5% more moisture than the industry standard, DVS® Sinergia delivers cheese yield improvements of between 0.8% and 1%. 10-15 minutes faster acidification also contributes to improved productivity. And thanks to its multi-strain composition, Sinergia also demonstrates phage robustness.
Novonesis’ Chy-Max® Supreme coagulant
Its high specificity allows Chy-Max® Supreme to unlock average cheese yield improvements of up to 1%* in two ways. It creates a stronger network which leads to higher retention of fat and protein, reducing losses into the whey. And low proteolysis levels during ripening help to increase shelf life.
* All factors the same. Using recommended dosage of coagulant.
Novonesis’ YieldMax® functional enzyme
This functional enzyme delivers cheese yield increases of up to 1.5%. It works on two parameters. It improves moisture and fat retention to unlock overall cheese yield improvements. And it reduces losses for a cleaner whey stream, Both of these parameters directly contribute to overall cheese yield improvements.
Time out
Everything stops for pizza. But in your pasta filata plant, speed is key. So take your fermentation time to the next level with our biosolutions. They’ve saved customers as much as 30 minutes for every ton of cheese made.
And the extra topping? Cheese yield optimization, so you can use less milk and reduce the carbon footprint of every kilogram of cheese you produce.
Next level dairy.
Cheddar cheese combinations
Unlock cheese yield improvements across a range of Cheddar cheese types. For traditional Cheddars, choose a combination of Novonesis’ Easy-Set® RST-1000 and Novonesis’ Microlant Supreme. For American-style, choose Novonesis’ Easy-Set® A3000 and Novonesis’ Chy-Max® M. These are just two examples of our yield combinations.
Traditional Cheddar style recipes
Achieve a firmer body and higher moisture levels with a combination of DVS® RST-1000 and Microlant Supreme. DVS® RST-1000 cultures deliver traditional Cheddar flavor and texture with optimal profitability. And Microlant® Supreme improves texture and yield while reducing the risk of bitterness.
American-style Cheddar recipes
Easy-Set® A3000 is a blend of high-moisture, fast-acidifying, cultures with superior phage robustness. It’s ideal for Colby, Monterey Jack and similar Cheddar cheeses. With a combination of Novonesis’ Chy-Max® M and Easy-Set® A3000 you can achieve cheese yield optimization in American-style cheddars.
Continental cheese combination
Get a 1.4% cheese yield improvement with no compromise on flavor, texture or sliceability with Easy-Set® Flora™ cultures and Chy-Max® Supreme. Easy-Set® Flora™ delivers balanced flavor and enhanced phage protection. Chy-Max® Supreme boosts yields through high fat and protein retention and low proteolysis.
Soft cheese combination
Take your soft cheese production to the next level with a combination of Chy-Max® M coagulant, premium starter cultures and process adjustments. Achieve soft cheese yield improvements of 2% along with next-level creaminess and meltability. And all with the appealing flavor and appearance that people love.
Chy-Max® M coagulant
The more specific a coagulant, the more protein the cheese matrix retains. Higher protein retention means a better protein network which results in lower water loss in whey drainage. The result is higher cheese yields. Its high specificity allows Chy-Max® M to deliver cheese yield improvements of up to 1.2%.
Premium starter cultures
Combine mesophilic and thermophilic cultures with Novonesis’ DVS Soft Flora Premium and Novonesis’ DVS Soft Mild for results you can trust every time. Achieve optimal acidification during drainage, consistent rotations leading to lower standard deviation and reduced post-acidification for a softer texture.
Process adjustments
To get the most from the combination of Chy-Max® M and our premium starter cultures, increase heat treatment during soft cheese production. This process adjustment helps to trap whey protein which results in moisture level increases of up to 2%, for enhanced yield, texture and quality.
Biosolutions for cheese yield optimization
- Higher yield
- Faster, more precise production
- Superior functionality
- Flexible supply
- Increases cheese yield and offers better process control
- Firm texture remains during shelf life
- No bitterness
- Requires a lower dose
- Higher whey quality
- Reduced CO2 footprint
- Better functionality
- Higher yield
- Increased whey value
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