Question

Why is rennet not used in vegetarian cheese? Which option can be used for the vegetarian

cheese?

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Answer 1

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Why is rennet not used in vegetarian cheese? Which option can be used for the vegetarian cheese?

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Vegetarian rennet is a non-animal product used to make vegetarian cheeses to aid in the coagulation process. Some cheeses are made using rennet, which is derived from a calves' stomach, but vegetarian options are available.

${\bold{\pink{What \ Is \ Rennet?}}}$

Before discussing vegetarian rennet, it's important to look at what rennet is and why vegetarians should avoid products made with this ingredient. Rennet is the ingredient used to make cheese coagulate. This sounds harmless, but it's not. The primary enzyme (chymosin) in rennet is collected from the lining of the fourth stomach of a newborn calf. The enzyme is produced there to help baby cows digest milk.

Piglets are a secondary source of rennet, which also use the enzyme in the digestion process. The need for a vegetarian option for this enzyme is obvious. In addition, animal rennet is quite expensive and is becoming difficult to find, especially since animal rights activities have objected to practices in the veal industry.

${\bold{\orange{How \ Vegetarian \ Rennet \ Is \ Made}}}$

Vegetarian rennet serves the same purpose as "regular" rennet, to coagulate proteins in milk to make vegetarian cheeses. The difference is that vegetarian rennet is vegetable or microbial in origin.

${\bold{\purple{Vegetable \ Rennet}}}$

Enzymes collected from vegetable sources are harvested from plants to make vegetable rennet. This is a true vegetarian rennet.

These plants include:

• Fig leaves
• Melons
• Safflower
• Wild thistles

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