Melted chocolate cheese

Among all domestic dairy products, melted cheese was especially popular from the first day of its production. The history of such a type of cheese as melted began in 1911, when the famous Swiss Walter Gerber came up with a recipe for the product. In accordance with the terminology used in the food industry, melted cheese is a dairy food product that is produced based on rennet cheeses, as well as cottage cheese, cheese for melting, oil and other products.

The composition of melted cheeses may include a variety of food additives, both of natural, for example, spice, and synthetic origin. In addition, fillers can be used in the process of manufacturing melted cheeses. At initial stage of processed cheeses production cheese mass is formed, which is heated and melted at temperature in 95S.

Currently, the following main types of melted cheeses are distinguished:



brittle melted cheese;

pasty melted cheese;

sausage melted cheese;

sweet melted cheese.



Perhaps the most popular and most common type of sweet melted cheese in our latitudes can be considered chocolate melted cheese, the taste of which is familiar to many from childhood. Melted chocolate cheese contains cocoa powder in its chemical composition, which gives the finished food a characteristic taste.

In addition to cocoa powder, melted chocolate cheese includes granulated sugar, cottage cheese, butter, dry and low-fat milk, drinking water, and low-fat cheese. Industrial melted chocolate cheese also contains food additives in its chemical composition, namely emulsifiers, usually sodium salts, as well as preservatives and antioxidants.

The above mentioned food additives help to impart a special consistency to the melted chocolate cheese, and also to maintain the distinctive taste and consumer qualities of the product for a longer period of time. Melted chocolate cheese is distinguished by its softness, as well as easily smelting consistency. As a rule, the fat content of melted chocolate cheese reaches 30%.

The average caloric content of melted chocolate cheese is 311 kcal. However, it should be noted that the caloric level as well as other consumer characteristics of chocolate melted cheese may vary depending on the type and method of production of the product. Modern food manufacturers offer a wide variety of processed chocolate cheeses.

It is worth noting that this type of melted cheese is usually packed in containers, cups or, in the so-called doi pak. Melted chocolate cheese will be to the taste of both adults and children. The product can be used for desserts, confectionery, as well as simple sandwiches.