Food Structure Volume 6 Number 1 Article 6 1987 The Size Distribution and Shape of Curd Granules in Traditional Swiss Hard and Semi-Hard Cheeses M. Ruegg U. Moor Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/foodmicrostructure Part of the Food Science Commons Recommended Citation Ruegg, M. and Moor, U. (1987) "The Size Distribution and Shape of Curd Granules in Traditional Swiss Hard and Semi-Hard Cheeses," Food Structure: Vol. 6 : No. 1 , Article 6. Available at: https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/foodmicrostructure/vol6/iss1/6 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Western Dairy Center at DigitalCommons@USU. It has been accepted for inclusion in Food Structure by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@USU. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. FOOD MICRO STRU CT URE, Vol. 6 (1987) , pp. 35 - 46 073 0-541 9/87$3 . 00+. 00 Scanni ng Mic roscop y Inte rnational , Chic ag o ( AM F O' Ha re ) , IL 60666 USA THE SIZE DIST RIB UTION AND SHAP E OF CUR D GRANULE S IN TRADIT IO NA L SWISS HARD AND SEMI - HARD CHEESE S M. RU egg and U. Moor Federal Dairy Research Institute 3097 Li ebefel d, Sw i t ze rland Abstract Curd granul e junction patterns in hard The importance of both the size a nd uni (Emmenta l er, Gruyere, Sb rinz) and semi-hard form s ize di s tribution of curd granules f or cheeses (Appe nze ll er , Tilsiter, Raclette) wer e cheese quality ha s always been emphasized, in vi sualized on s l ices and examined using light old and mode rn text books on cheese (e .