2006-06-18 09:06:05 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
Milk goes yellow when it goes off... you get it?
2006-06-18 09:10:17 · answer #1 · answered by Evil J.Twin 6 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Cheese is a solid food made from the curdled milk of cows, goats, sheep, water buffalo or other mammals. The milk is curdled using some combination of rennet (or rennet substitutes) and acidification. Bacteria acidify the milk and play a role in defining the texture and flavor of most cheeses. Some cheeses also feature molds, either on the outer rind or throughout.
There are hundreds of types of cheese produced all over the world. Different styles and flavors of cheese are the result of using different species of bacteria and molds, different levels of milk fat, variations in length of aging, differing processing treatments (cheddaring, pulling, brining, mold wash) and different breeds of cows, sheep, or other mammals. Other factors include animal diet and the addition of flavoring agents such as herbs, spices, or wood smoke. Whether or not the milk is pasteurized may also affect the flavor.
For a few cheeses, the milk is curdled by adding acids such as vinegar or lemon juice. Most cheeses, however, are acidified to a lesser degree by bacteria, which turn milk sugars into lactic acid, followed by the addition of rennet to complete the curdling. Rennet is an enzyme traditionally obtained from the stomach lining of young cattle, but now also laboratory produced. It acts by breaking down the major milk protein casein into small fragments, leading to coagulation. Substitute "vegetable rennets" have been extracted from various species of the Cynara thistle family.
2006-06-18 16:15:16 · answer #2 · answered by elfsareus 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cheese contains butyrate that becomes yellow on exposure to light.
2006-06-18 16:12:01 · answer #3 · answered by J.SWAMY I ఇ జ స్వామి 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Homemade cheese is not yellow. I think they might put coloring in it.
2006-06-18 16:10:22 · answer #4 · answered by classic_tigger 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's the way they age the cheese
2006-06-18 16:42:13 · answer #5 · answered by Judas Rabbi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can get white cheese, I've seen it. It's because of conservatives, umm I mean preservatives :P
2006-06-18 16:17:49 · answer #6 · answered by Mummy of 2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The bacteria cultures probably give of waste that is yellow.
2006-06-18 16:09:24 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dyes and colorings. Swiss is white as is blue stilton (with a bit of blue in it)
2006-06-18 16:09:51 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
good question.
2006-06-18 16:09:12 · answer #9 · answered by the Politics of Pikachu 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you don't want to know...
2006-06-18 16:09:35 · answer #10 · answered by Steven B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋