TECHNOLOGY OPTIONS
Mozzarella Cheese
Introduction:

Mozzarella Cheese is an unripened, soft and white cheese whose melting and stretching properties are highly suitable for Pizza making. Although the demand for Mozzarella cheese in India is on the increase due to the proliferation of Pizza parlours and expansion of fast food chains, there are no organized dairies engaged in its manufacture. The increasing demand has generated a need for process and product standardization.

At present the main constraint in the commercial exploitation appears to be the paucity of full understanding of the technical aspects in the manufacture of the product. A process has been standardized to manufacture Mozzarella Cheese of uniform composition. The total time required to manufacture Mozzarella Cheese is shortened by using direct acid method. A method has also been developed to manufacture Mozzarella cheese from buffalo milk mixed with goat milk.

ADVANTAGES
  • Direct acid method is simple as it eliminates the cumbersome steps of starter maintenance, risk of starter failure due to phage attack and high expenses involved.
  • Buffalo milk could be satisfactory utilized for manufacture of good quality Mozzarella Cheese
  • Mixed milk supplies can be conveniently converted into Mozzarella Cheese.
  • Amenable to mechanization

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PROCESS
  • Standardization and pasteurization of milk
  • Cidification of milk at low temperature
  • Renneting, cutting and cooling of curd
  • Stretching, moulding and brining of chees
APPLICATIONS
  • It can be consumed as such
  • In the preparation of Pizza
  • Manufacture of processed cheese, etc.
  • In salads
SPECIFICATIONS
  • Fat 22%, Moisture 50%, Fat 18%,
  • NRDC offers other products like khoa powder, kulfi mix powdr Rasogolla powder, kheer mix etc.
  • Existing Dairy Product manufacturers will benefit substantially in investments
PLANT PARAMETERS
Capacity 500Kg/day
No. of shifts / day
2
Working days/Year 300
Covered Area, m2 400
MANPOWER
Managerial 2
Skilled 2
Unskilled 8
RAW MATERIAL
Milk 1000 kg
Acid 100 kg
Rennet 150 kg
Salt 1.5 kg/T
UTILITIES
Power Compressed air
Water Refrigeration
Steam Fuel oil
PLANT & MACHINERY
Milk processing unit Cheese unit
Chilling unit
Boiler
Packaging m/c  
NRDC

National Research Development Corporation, a Government of India Enterprise, is a premier technology transfer Corporation with four decades of experience. It has helped establish over one thousand projects in the small and medium scale sector. The supply of technologies and services to entrepreneurs extend both in the developing and developed countries like USA, Germany, Malaysia , Burma , Nepal, Senegal, Madagascar, Indonesia Philippines, Vietnam, Lanka, Kenya, Brazil, Bangladesh and Egypt.

Services offered by NRDC
  • Process know-how
  • Pre-investment studies
  • Feasibility / project reports
  • Detailed engineering
  • Turn key projects
  • Equity capital participation
  • Training in operation of plants
  • Raw materials and products testing
National Research Development Corporation
( A Govt. of (I) Enterprise)
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