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                           ICS 67.100.30

Cheese — Specification
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General requirements

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New Kenya Cooperative Creameries (NKCC)
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Cheese — Specification
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General requirements

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Foreword

This Kenya Standard was prepared by the Milk and Milk Products Technical Committee under the guidance
of the Standards Projects Committee, and it is in accordance with the procedures of the Kenya Bureau of
Standards.

Cheese is the ripened or unripened soft, semi-hard, hard, or extra-hard milk product, which consists of high
concentration of the constituents of milk, principally fat, casein and soluble salts, together with water in
which small amounts of soluble salts, lactose, and albumin from milk is coagulated. The milk is coagulated by
means of rennet and/or other protease enzymes. it is therefore important to use milk of good quality to obtain
high quality cheese.

There are various types of cheese that are produced and marketed worldwide. This standard specifies the
general requirements for all types of cheeses produced and marketed in Kenya.

During the preparation of this standard, reference was made to the following document:

General standard for cheese, CXS 283-1978

Acknowledgement is hereby made for the assistance derived from these sources.

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Cheese — Specification

Part 1:

General requirements

1       Scope
This Kenya Standard specifies the general requirements, sampling and test methods for cheeses intended for
direct consumption and/ or for further processing.

It applies to all products in compliance with the definition of cheese including those varieties of cheese for which
individual or group standards have been developed. Subject to the provisions of this standard, standards for
cheeses may contain provisions which are more specific than those in this standard and, in such cases, those
more specific provisions shall apply to the individual variety or groups of varieties of cheese.

2       Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content constitutes
requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references,
the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.

AOAC 999.10, Official method for lead, cadmium, zinc, copper, and iron in foods Atomic Absorption
Spectrophotometry after microwave Digestion
KS CODEX STAN 192, Codex general standard for food additives
KS CODEX STAN 193, Codex general Standard for Contaminants and Toxins in Food and Feed
KS CXS 206-1999, General Standard for the Use of Dairy Terms
KS EAS 153 –Drinking (portable) water specification
KS EAS 38, Labelling of prepackaged foods
KS EAS 805, Use of Nutrition and health claims
KS 28-1, General standard for cheese
KS 229, Standard for edible salt
KS 2850, cheese in brine specification
KS 1552, Code of hygienic practice for milk and milk products
KS ISO 707, Milk and milk products — Guidance on sampling
KS ISO 1735, Cheese and processed cheese products - Determination of fat content - Gravimetric
method (Reference method)
KS ISO 4833, Microbiology of food and animal feed Stuffs-Horizontal method for the enumeration of
microorganisms-colony count Technique at 30
KS ISO 4832, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs- Horizontal method for the enumeration of
coliforms-colony-count technique
KS ISO 5534, Cheese and processed cheese _ Determination of the total solids content (Reference
method)
KS ISO 5943, Cheese and processed cheese products  Determination of Sodium chloride content 
Potentiometric titration method
KS ISO 6785:2001, Milk and milk products – Detection of Salmonella spp
KS ISO 6888–1:1999 Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal method for the enumeration
of coagulase-positive staphylococci (Staphylococcus aureus and other species) – Part 1: Technique using
Baird-Parker agar medium
KS ISO 6611, Milk and milk products — Enumeration of colony-forming units of yeasts and/or moulds —
Colony-count technique at 25 degrees C
KS ISO/TS 6733, Milk and milk products -- Determination of lead content -- Graphite furnace atomic absorption
spectrometric method
KS ISO 11290-2, Microbiology of the food chain — Horizontal method for the detection and enumeration of
Listeria monocytogenes and of Listeria spp. — Part 2: Enumeration method
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KS ISO 14501, Milk and milk powder - Determination of aflatoxin M content - Clean-up by immunoaffinity
chromatography and determination by high-performance liquid chromatography
KS ISO 7251, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs — Horizontal method for the detection and
enumeration of presumptive Escherichia coli — Most probable number technique
KS ISO 55381: Milk and milk products - Sampling - Inspection by attributes.
KS ISO 16649–2:2001, Microbiology of food and animal feeding stuffs – Horizontal method for the
enumeration of beta-glucuronidase-positive Escherichia coli – Part 1: Colony-count technique at
44°C using 5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl Beta-D-glucuronide

3       Description

3.1     Cheese

Is the ripened or unripened soft, semi-hard, hard, or extra-hard product, which may be coated, and in which
the whey protein/casein ratio does not exceed that of milk, obtained by:

a)      coagulating wholly or partly the protein of milk, skimmed milk, partly skimmed milk, cream, whey
        cream or buttermilk, or any combination of these materials, through the action of rennet or other
        suitable coagulating agents, and by partially draining the whey resulting from the coagulation, while
        respecting the principle that cheese-making results in a concentration of milk protein (in particular,
        the casein portion), and that consequently, the protein content of the cheese will be distinctly higher
        than the protein level of the blend of the above milk materials from which the cheese was made;
        and/or

b)      processing techniques involving coagulation of the protein of milk and/or products obtained from milk
        which give an end-product with similar physical, chemical and organoleptic characteristics as the
        product defined under (a).

3.2     Ripened cheese

Is cheese which is not ready for consumption shortly after manufacture but which must be held for such time,
at such temperature, and under such other conditions as will result in the necessary biochemical and
physical changes characterizing the cheese in question.

3.3     Mould ripened cheese

Is a ripened cheese in which the ripening has been accomplished primarily by the development of
characteristic mould growth throughout the interior and/or on the surface of the cheese.

3.4     Unripened cheese including fresh cheese

Is cheese which is ready for consumption shortly after manufacture.

4       Essential composition and quality factors

4.1     Raw materials

Milk and/or products obtained from milk complying with the relevant Kenya Standards.

4.3     Permitted ingredients
The following ingredients shall be permitted in cheese:

a)      Starter cultures of harmless lactic acid and/or flavour producing bacteria and cultures of other harmless
        microorganisms.

b)      Safe and suitable enzymes.
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c)          Sodium chloride complying with KS 229

d)          Potable water complying with KS EAS 153.

4.4          Compositional requirements
The following requirements given in Table 1 and Table 2 shall be applicable to all cheeses. However, this
classification shall not preclude the designation of more specific requirements in individual cheese standards and
those specified in annex B of this standard.

             Table 1 — Classification of cheese according to firmness and ripening/curing
                                            characteristics

            S/N              According to firmness: Term 1                     According to principal ripening:
                        If MFFB% equals;     Designation shall be;                    Term 2, shall be;
             i)                                                              Ripened or cured:
                                < 51             Extra hard
                                                                             a) mainly surface
                                                                             b) mainly interior
             ii)              49 – 56            Hard                        Mould ripened or cured:
                                                                             a) mainly surface
                                                                             b) mainly interior
             iii)             54 – 69            Firm/semi-hard              Unripened/fresh
             iv)               > 67              Soft                        In brine

       a)
            MFFB equals percentage moisture on a fat-free basis, i.e.

                          weight of moisture in the cheese ×100
                    total weight of cheese - weight of fat in the cheese

Table 2 — Classification of cheese according to fat content

             Requirement               Term II                         Term III
                                       The second phrase in            Designation according to principal curing
            If FDM (%), m/m,           the designation shall           characteristics
                 equals;               be;

                    ≥60%                         High fat              i)cured or ripened:
                                                                       a) mainly surface
              45% – 60%                          Full fat               b) mainly interior

                                                                       ii)mould cured or ripened:
               25% – 45%                       Medium fat              a) mainly surface
                                                                        b) mainly interior
               10% – 25%                Partially skimmed /low fat
                                                                       iii) uncured or unripened
fat content of the cheese ×100
             total weight of cheese - weight of moisture in the cheese

Example: The description of a cheese with moisture on a fat-free basis of 57 % and fat on a dry basis of 53
%, which is cured in a manner similar to that in which Roquefort is cured, would be:

                          semi-hard                full fat                    interior mould cured cheese
                          (Term I)                 (Term II)                            (Term III)

4.5      When tested in accordance with KS ISO 5943 the limit of salt content shall not exceed 3%

5     Food additives
Only those food additives listed below may be used and only within the limits specified.
Unripened cheeses
As listed in the Group Standard for Unripened Cheese Including Fresh Cheese (KS 2787).
Cheeses in brine
As listed in the Standard for Cheeses in Brine (KS 2850).
Ripened cheeses, including mould ripened cheeses
Additives not listed below but provided for in Kenya and codex individual standards for varieties of ripened
cheeses may also be used for similar types of cheese within the limits specified within those standards.

Table 3 — List of food additive

            INS no.       Name of additive                               Maximum level

            Colours
            100           Curcumins (for edible cheese rind)             Limited by GMP
            101           Riboflavins                                    Limited by GMP
            120           Carmines (for red marbled cheeses              Limited by GMP
                          only)
            140           Chlorophyll (for green marbled                 Limited by GMP
                          cheeses only)
            141           Chlorophylls, copper complexes                 15 mg/kg
            160a(i)       Carotene, beta-, synthetic                     25mg/kg
            160a(ii)      Carotenes, beta-, vegetable                    600 mg/kg
            160b(ii)      Annatto extracts, norbixin based               50 mg/kg

            160c          Paprika oleoresin                              Limited by GMP
            160e          Carotenal, beta-apo-8’-                        35 mg/kg
            160f          Carotenoic acid, ethyl ester, beta-            35 mg/kg
                          apo-8’-
            162           Beet red                                       Limited by GMP

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          171           Titanium dioxide                    Limited by GMP

          Acidity regulators
          170           Calcium carbonates
          504           Magnesium carbonates                Limited by GMP
          575           Glucono delta-lactone

          Preservatives
          200           Sorbic acid
          202           Potassium sorbate                   3 000 mg/kg calculated as sorbic acid
          203           Calcium sorbate
          234           Nisin                               12.5 mg/kg
          239           Hexamethylene tetramine             25 mg/kg, expressed as formaldehyde
                        (Provolone only)
          251           Sodium nitrate
                                                            50 mg/kg, expressed as NaNO3
          252           Potassium nitrate
          280           Propionic acid
                                                            3 000 mg/kg, calculated as propionic
          281           Sodium propionate
                                                            acid
          282           Calcium propionate
          1105          Lysozyme                            Limited by GMP

          For surface/rind treatment only:
          200           Sorbic acid
                                                            1000mg/kg singly or in combination,
          202           Potassium sorbate
                                                            calculated as sorbic acid
          203           Calcium sorbate

        INS no.     Name of additive                     Maximum level

        235         Natamycin (pimaricin)                2 mg/dm 2 of surface. Not present in a
                                                         depth of 5 mm

        Miscellaneous additive
        508         Potassium chloride                   Limited by GMP

        Anti-caking agents (Sliced, cut, shredded or grated cheese)
        460          Celluloses                          Limited by GMP
        551          Silicon dioxide, amorphous
        552          Calcium silicate                    10 000mg/kg singly or in combination.
        553          Magnesium silicates                 Silicates calculated as silicon dioxide

        560          Potassium silicate

        Preservatives
        200          Sorbic acid

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202               Potassium sorbate                      1000 mg/kg singly or in combination,
                                                                  calculated as sorbic acid
         203               Calcium sorbate

6       Hygiene
6.1     It is recommended that the products covered by the provisions of this standard be prepared and
handled in accordance with the Code of Hygienic Practice for Milk and Milk Products (KS 1552) and other
relevant texts such as Codes of Hygienic Practice and Codes of Practice. The products should comply with
any microbiological criteria established in accordance with the Principles and Guidelines for the
Establishment and Application of Microbiological Criteria Related to Foods (KS CXG 21-1997).

6.2    The products shall comply with microbiological criteria established in Table 4 below;

                          Table 4 — Microbiological requirements for all cheese

                  S/N                      Quality               Requirement         Test method
                                                                      ,

                   i)        Total coliforms ,CFU/g, max               100      KS ISO 4832

                   ii)       Listeria monocytogenes, CFU/25g          Absent    KS ISO 11290-2

                   iii)      Salmonella spp.CFU/25g                   Absent    KS ISO 6785
                   iv)       Staphylococcus aureus, CFU/g             Absent    KS ISO 6888-1

                   v)        Escherichia coli, cfu/g                  Absent    KS ISO 7251
                             Yeast and moulds, CFU/g, max              10       KS ISO 6611

6.3     Fresh cheese shall also comply with the microbiological requirements given in Table 5 below;

                 Table 5 — Additional microbiological requirements for all fresh cheese

                 S/N         Quality                           Requirement      Test method

                     i)      Yeast and mould, CFU/g Max         100             KS ISO 6611
                    ii)      S.aureaus, CFU/g Max.              10              KS ISO 6888-1

7       Contaminants
The products covered by this standard shall comply with the maximum levels for contaminants that are specified
for the product in the General Standard for Contaminants and Toxins in Food and Feed (CXS 193-1995).

7.1      Heavy metals

When tested in accordance with AOAC 999.10 or KS ISO/TS 6733, the level of lead (Pb) shall not exceed
0.02 mg/kg.

7.2     Pesticide residues

All cheeses shall conform to maximum limits residues set by Codex Alimentarius Commission.

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7.3      Mycotoxin residues

When tested in accordance with ISO 14501 the level of Aflatoxin M1 shall not exceed 0.50 µg/kg.

7.4      Veterinary drugs residues

Cheeses shall conform to maximum tolerable residue limits for antibiotics and other veterinary drugs set by
Codex Alimentarius Commission.

9      Packaging

All cheese shall be packed in food grade material that ensures product safety and integrity.

10     Labelling
In addition to the provisions of the General Standard for the Labelling of Prepackaged Foods (KS EAS 38),
Use of Nutrition and health claims (KS EAS 805), and the General Standard for the Use of Dairy Terms (KS
CXS 206-1999), the following specific provisions apply

10.1     Name of the food

10.1.1 The name of the food shall be cheese or other names as defined in 3.3 to 3.4. However, the word
“cheese” may be omitted in the designation of an individual cheese variety reserved by a standard for
individual cheeses, and, in the absence thereof, a variety name specified in the national legislation of the
country in which the product is sold, provided that the omission does not create an erroneous impression
regarding the character of the food.

10.1.2 In case the product is not designated with a variety name but with the designation "cheese" alone,
the designation may be accompanied by the appropriate descriptive terms given in table 1.

For example; The designation of a cheese with moisture on a fat-free basis of 57 % which is ripened in a
manner similar in which Danablu is ripened would be:

"Mould ripened firm cheese or firm mould ripened cheese."

10.2   Declaration of milk fat content

The milk fat content shall be declared in a manner found acceptable in the country of sale to the final consumer,
either (i) as a percentage by mass, (ii) as a percentage of fat in dry matter, or (iii) in grams per serving as
quantified in the label provided that the number of servings is stated.

Additionally, the following terms may be used:

High fat             ( if the content of FDM is above or equal to 60%)
Full fat              (if the content of FDM is above or equal to 45% and less than 60%)
Medium fat           ( if the content of FDM is above or equal to 25% and less than 45%)
Partially skimmed    (if the content of FDM is above or equal to 10% and less than 25%)
Skim                  (if the content of FDM is less than 10%)

10.4   Country of manufacture (origin)

In the case of cheeses sold in the home market and designated by the name of cheese not originating in the
producing country, the original cheese, or where not possible, the original pack or prepared consumer pack
shall be marked with 'the name, or other clear indication, of the producing country'.

Other clear indication could include things such as a clear statement of the full address of the manufacturer
or the name of a well-recognized state, region or province of the producing country.
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10.5    The name and address of the manufacturer, packer, distributor, importer, exporter or vendor of the
food shall be declared.

10.6    Net contents

The net contents shall be declared by weight in either the metric ("Système International" units) or as required
by the country in which the product is sold.

10.7    List of Ingredients

A complete list of ingredients shall be declared on the label in descending order of proportion.

10.8    storage instructions or conditions for use

10. 9   date of manufacture

10.10   Expiry date;

10.11   batch code/number

10.12   lot identification

However, lot identification, and the name and address of the manufacturer or packer may be replaced by an
identification mark, provided that such a mark is clearly identifiable with the accompanying documents.

11      Methods of sampling and analysis
11.1     Sampling shall be carried out in accordance with the latest version of KS ISO 707"Milk and Milk
products - Guidance on sampling" and in KS ISO 55381: Milk and milk products - Sampling - Inspection by
attributes.

11.2     Analysis for cheese shall be carried out in accordance to appropriate standard methods declared in
this standard. Other test may be performed as per the methods given in the latest AOAC/ Codex/ ISO and
other internationally recognized methods

                                                  Annex A
                                                (informative)

                                        Cheese characteristics
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 A.1       Cheese rind
 During ripening of the moulded cheese curd in natural creation or in environments in which the air humidity and,
 possibly, air composition are controlled, the outside of the cheese will develop into a semi-closed layer with a
 lower moisture content. This part of the cheese is called rind. The rind is constituted of cheese mass which, at
 the start of the ripening, is of the same composition as the internal part of the cheese. In many cases, the
 brining of cheese initiates the formation of rind. Due to the influence of the salt gradient in the brine, of oxygen, of
 drying out and of other reactions, the rind successively becomes of a somewhat different composition than the
 interior of the cheese and often presents a more bitter taste.

 During or after ripening the cheese rind can be treated or can be naturally colonized with desired cultures of
 microorganisms, for instance Penicillium candidum or Brevibacterium linens. The resulting layer, in some cases
 referred to as smear, forms a part of the rind.

 Rindless cheese is ripened by the use of a ripening film. The outer part of that cheese does not develop a rind
 with lower moisture content although influence of light of course can cause some difference compared to the inner
 part.

 A.2       Cheese surface
 The term "cheese surface" is used for the outside layer of cheese or parts of cheese, even in the sliced, shredded
 or grated form. The term includes the outside of the whole cheese, disregarding whether a rind has been formed or
 not.

 A.3       Cheese coatings
 Cheese can be coated prior to the ripening, during the ripening process or when the ripening has been
 finished. When a coating is used during ripening the purpose of the coating is to regulate the moisture content of
 the cheese and to protect the cheese against microorganisms.

 Coating of a cheese after the ripening has been finished is done to protect the cheese against microorganisms
 and other contamination, to protect the cheese from physical damage during transport and distribution and/or to
 give the cheese a specific appearance (e.g. coloured).

 Coating can be distinguished very easily from rind, as coatings are made of non-cheese material, and very often
 it is possible to remove the coating again by brushing, rubbing or peeling it off.

 Cheese can be coated with:

  A film, very often polyvinyl acetate, but also other artificial material or material composed of natural ingredients,
    which helps to regulate the humidity during ripening and protects the cheese against microorganisms (for
    example, ripening films).

 NOTE      Wheat gluten or wheat protein products should not be used for technological reasons e.g. coating or processing aids for foods which
 are gluten-free by nature - Codex Standard for Wheat Protein Products including Wheat Gluten.

 A layer, mostly wax, paraffin or a plastic, which normally is impermeable to moisture, to protect the cheese
after ripening against microorganisms and against physical damage during retail handling and, in some cases to
contribute to the presentation of the cheese.

                                                              Annex B
                                                             (normative)

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Classification of cheese according to firmness, fat content and dry matter content
The following classification shall be applicable to all cheeses covered by this standard. However, this classification
shall not preclude the designation of more specific requirements in individual cheese standards.

                                   Table B.1 — Classification of cheese

 Type of cheese               Class/ Class             Alternate class               Fat in dry matter          Minimum
                              designation              designation                   content                    dry matter
                                                                                     Minimum Maximum            content
                                                                                     (%)(m/m) (%)(m/m)          (%)(m/m)
 1. Hard cheeses              High fat cheese          Unspecified                   60                         56
                              (Full fat) cheese        Asiago                        45          *              63

                                                       Cacciocavallo                 45           *             64

                                                       Cheddar                       48           *             61

                                                       Emmental                      45           *             60

                                                       Gruyere                       45           *             62

                                                       Mature cheddar                48           *             62

                                                       Pecorino                      45           *             60

                                                       Samso                         45           *             54

                                                       Unspecified:                  45           59            60
                                                       e.g Romano
                                                       Pepato
                                                       Swiss
                                                       Gouda
                                                       Cheshire
                                                       Sapsago

                              Medium fat               Medium fat cheddar            35           47            48
                              cheeses
                                                       Medium fat Pecorino           25           44            56

                                                       Medium fat Samso              35           44            46

                                                       Parmesan                      25           44            64

                                                        Reggiano                     30           45            67

                                                       Unspecified                   10           44            52

 2. Semi hard cheeses         High fat cheese          Drakensberg                   56           *             56
                                                       Unspecified                   60           *             60
                              High fat blue            Unspecified                   60           *             52
                              mould cheese
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                          High fat blue          Baby Gouda               48     60     55
                          mould cheese
                                                 Cheshire                 48     *      56

                                                 Danbo                    45     *      52

                                                 Edam                     38     *      47

                                                 Feta                     45     *      *

                                                 Gouda or sweet milk      48     *      55

                                                 Halloumi                 45     *      52

                                                 Harvarti                 45     *      50

                                                 Mozzarella               45     *      31

                                                 Provolone                45     *      51

                                                 Tilsiter                 45     *      55

                                                 Washed curd cheese       45     *      52

                                                 Unspecified:             45     59     50
                                                 e.g.
                                                 Pizza cheese
                                                 String cheese
                                                 Baby swiss cheese
                                                 Processed cheeses
                                                 Lancashire
                                                 Limburger
                                                 Munster
                                                 Brick
                          (Full fat) blue Blue   Stilton                  45     *      56

                                                 Wensleydale              56     *      56

                                                 unspecified              50     59     52
                          (Full fat) white       Stilton, White Stilton   50     *      56
                          mould cheese
                                                 Wensleydale              45     *      56

                                                 Unspecified              50     59     50
                          Medium fat cheese      Cumin                    40     44     53

                                                 Medium fat Danbo         35     44     44

                                                 Medium fat feta          30     44     34

                                                 Medium fat Gouda         38     47     48

                                                 Medium fat Harvati       38     44     46

                                                 Medium fat Mozarrella    30     44     26
                                                 Medium fat Tilsiter      35     44     49

                                                 Unspecified              10     44     34
                          Medium fat white       Unspecified              *      10     *

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mould cheese
 3. Semi-Soft cheeses   High fat cheese          Unspecified               60          *          55
                        (Full fat) cheese        Unspecified               45          59         48
                        (Full fat) white mould   Brie                      45          *          43
                        ripened cheese
                                                 Bel Paese                 45          *          50

                                                 Camembert                 45          *          43

                                                 Saint (St) Paulin         40          *          44

                                                 Unspecified:              40          *          43
                                                 e.g.       White-veined
                                                 cheese

                        (Full fat) blue mould    Gorgonzola                50          60         5
                        ripened cheese
                                                 Roquefort                 50          60         56

                                                 Unspecified               48          54         40

                                                 Blue- veined cheese
                        Medium fat cheese        Robiola                   35          44         35

                                                 Unspecified               25          44         *

                        Medium fat white         Medium fat brie           40          44         44
                        mould cheese
                                                 Medium fat camembert      40          44         41

                                                 unspecified               10          44         20
 4. Soft cheese         High-fat cheese          Unspecified               60          *          50
                        (Full fat) cheese        Coulommiers               40          *          42

                                                 Limburger                 45          *          38

                                                 Ricotta                   50          59         45

                                                 Romadur                   45          *          40

                                                 Unspecified:              45          59         40
                                                 e.g.
                                                 Cottage cheese
                                                 Cream cheese
                                                 Paneer
                                                 Ricotta
                                                 Mascarpone
                                                 Queso blanco
                                                 Fresh goat cheese
                                                 Liptau
                                                 Romadur
                        Medium fat cheese        Medium fat ricotta        25          44         25

                                                 Unspecified:              10          44         20
* Not specified

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