Milk coagulants

Abstract
A review on milk coagulants used in cheese manufacture is presented. Topics discussed include requirements for suitable coagulants, assays for milk-clotting enzymes, casein hydrolysis assays, incorporation of coagulants into cheese, molecular and enzymic properties of acid proteinases, rennet substitutes, methods for and identification of coagulants and residual coagulants in whey.