rennet
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A name of many different kinds of apples. Cf. Reinette.
The inner, or mucous, membrane of the fourth stomach of the calf, or other young ruminant; also, an infusion or preparation of it, used for coagulating milk.
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Alternative sources Because of the limited availability of mammalian stomachs for rennet production, cheese makers have sought other ways to coagulate milk since at least Roman times.
For example, while some vegetarians may be unaware of animal-derived rennet 's role in the usual production of cheese and may therefore unknowingly consume the product, citation citation other vegetarians may not take issue with its consumption.
Extraction of calf rennet Calf rennet is extracted from the inner mucosa of the fourth stomach chamber (the abomasum ) of young, unweaned calves as part of livestock butchering.
New York–style cheesecake has copious amounts of cream and eggs because animal rennet is not kosher and thus could not be sold to a large number of the deli's clientele.
FPC is chymosin B, so is more pure than animal rennet, which contains a multitude of proteins.
One kg of rennet extract has about 0.7 g of active enzymes – the rest is water and salt and sometimes sodium benzoate ( E211 ), 0.5% - 1.0% for preservation.