Imitation cheese compositions for use in manufacture of cheese loaves, slices and like, and method of producing such compositions

摘要

An imitation cheese composition containing moisture, preferably in an amount that is as least 60 % by weight, a hydrocolloid, a cheese-derived component in an amount less than about 15 % by weight of the composition, cheese flavoring that is natural or artificial and an acidulents in an amount that causes a pH of the composition to be not greater than 4.6. The composition is sufficiently firm such that it can be at least one of sliced, cut, shredded or grated.