A SEMI-FINISHED FOOD PRODUCT AND A PROCESS FOR PREPARING IT

摘要

A semi-finished food product is provided for preparing, terrins, mousses, cakes and the like. It comprises 30-60 wt% soft fresh cheese, 15-50 wt% cream and/or milk and 0.3-2 wt% polysaccharide gelling agent, and it is substantially free of egg yolk, gelatin and starch. It includes 2.5-9 wt% milk protein, 13-25 wt% fat, 65-85 wt% water and 0-5 wt% carbohydrate ofther than lactose. The semi-finished food product can be prepared by a process wherein, in a cheese-making factory, soft fresh cheese is mixed with at least part of the fluid ingredients to be included in the semi-finished food product, thereby providing a composition that retains a pumpable consistency at 5 DEG C for a period of at least 24 hours.