Proceedings of an American Chemical Society Symposium held in Chicago, August 1993. Contributors evaluate the current status of cheesemaking and highlight the information that will be essential for new developments. The papers are arranged within sections devoted to physical chemistry of cheese text

Although the art of making cheese can be traced to prehistoric times, it has continued to evolve as modern civilization progressed. The advent of new technologies and instrumentation has brought exponential growth in the understanding of cheese components and their function. Even more recently, the evolution of cheesemaking has accelerated, driven by economic factors such as the establishment of the European Economic Community, the changing diet of developed countries, and the environmental and economic concerns associated with whey disposal. Molecular biology has revolutionized the...