This Brief explores the chemistry and production technology of a cheese precursor: the cow's milk curd. It explains how different coagulation and treatment methods can be used to obtain various types of cheeses. Parameters such as the type of used milk, the coagulation method, pH value, color, and microbial fermentation have a profound impact on the resulting curd properties, and hence on the cheese.

The authors discuss some of the most important parameters, and how their modification can lead to a variety of cheese and dairy products. This Brief also addresses the question, if...

This Brief presents a chemical perspective on frozen vegetables, also known as "ready-to-use" foods. Particular attention is given to the microbiological colonization of vegetables during the freezing treatments and to the chemical and physical modifications associated.

This Brief evaluates the consequences of protein modifications in cheeses, with special emphasis on mozzarella cheeses. As certain biogenic amines display a toxic potential to humans, considerable research has been undertaken in recent years to evaluate their presence in fermented foods, such as cheeses.

This Brief describes the chemical features of canned food products and gives background information on the technology of canning foods. The explanations and industrial production of canned foods are exemplified with the case of canned tomato sauces and beans.