Soft Cheeses

Refrigeration Essential

Variety

Cottage

Bakers

Neufchatel

Cook (Kock)

Cream

High Moist Jack

All varieties of Cheese Curd

Variety

Low Moisture Mozzarella Scamorze

Low Moisture Mozzarella, Scamorze

Mozzarella, Scamorze

Part Skim Mozzarella, Scamorze

Ricotta

Maximum Moisture

80

(80)

65

80

55

50 (44 Min.)

Maximum Moisture

52 (45 min.)

52 (45 min.)

60 (52 min.)

60 (52 Min.)

(70)

Semi-Soft Cheese

Refrigeration Desirable

Variety

Maximum Moisture

Variety

Maximum Moisture

Surfaced Ripened

Brie

Camembert

Brick

Limburger

(50)

(50)

44

50

Mold Ripened

Blue

Gorgonzola

Roquefort

46

46

45

Variety

Other Variety

Edam , Gouda

Monterrey , Monterrey Jack

Muenster, Munster

Maximum Moisture

45

44

46

Hard Cheeses

Refrigeration Optional

Hard Grating, Grated Cheese

Refrigeration Unnecessary

Variety Maximum Moisture

Variety Maximum Moisture

Cheddar 39

Colby 40

Swiss 41

Parmesan 32

Romano 34

Grated (18)

PROCESS CHEESES AND RELATED PRODUCTS

REFRIGERATION OPTIONAL, EXCEPT FOR CHEESE PRODUCTS FOR

WHICH NO GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS ARE PRESENTLY BEING MADE

Type

Pasteurize Process

Cheese

Cheese Spread

Maximum Moisture

(40-42)

60 (44 minimum)

Type

Cheese Food

Cheese Product

Maximum Moisture

44

(60)?