Article: Breaking convention for consistency; now Tillamook standardizes fat and protein in cheese milk. (Tillamook County Creamery Association)

Breaking Convention for Consistency

Now Tillamook standardizes fat and protein in cheese milk

Seasonal variations in milk composition are no longer a factor at Tillamook County Creamery Association, thanks to new technology that allows the Oregon co-op to standardize its cheese milk according to a butterfat-to-protein (F/P) ratio.

Last year, the co-op installed a Foss Food Technology Corp. multicomponent standardizing system -- an infrared analyzer interfaced with a computer for automatic control. The system levels out the normal seasonal and breed-of-animal variations that occur in the butterfat and protein--variations that can affect the ...

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