“Coalho” cheese is a typical food produced in various states of the northeast region of Brazil (Queiroga et al., 2013). Coalho cheese is a semi-hard cheese with medium-to-high moisture produced from raw or pasteurized cow milk (Brasil, 1997), although local farmers and dairy industries have long produced coalho cheese from goat milk.
It is obtained after milk coagulation using rennet or proper coagulating enzymes, which are sometimes complemented with selected lactic acid bacteria (starter culture).
This cheese is commonly marketed after seven days of storage at 10 °C; and possesses high commercial value
due to the simplicity of the technology used in this production, the high yield and good acceptance among consumers (Brasil, 1997).