Question

What is the main milk protein that is separated during cheese production?

Options

• Whey protein

• Casein

• Globulin

• Lactalbumin

Answer 1

Casein is the main milk protein that is separated during cheese production. The cheese-making process involves curdling milk using rennin enzyme and lactic acid bacteria, which causes casein to coagulate and form the curd that becomes cheese after ripening.