Eduqas GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition: Student Book

MILK, CHEESE AND YOGHURT 247 SECTION 3 What will I learn? • The nutritional values of cheese N • How cheese is made • How cheese is stored • How cheese is used in the diet CHEESE Key point A way to remember that cheese is higher in nutrients is to think of it as milk without most of its water! A large range of dishes use cheese Assorted cheeses Cheese can be made from all types of milk but the most commonly used ones are cow, goat, sheep and buffalo milk. Cheese is a composition of coagulated milk proteins and fats. The nutritional value of cheese The nutrients found in milk will also be found in cheese, but in greater quantities due to the reduced water content. Cheese is particularly high in: • high biological protein • calcium • fat. It also provides: • Vitamins A and D • some B group vitamins • phosphorous • zinc. Cheese contains neither vitamin C nor dietary fibre.