The use of MF plants makes it possible to produce viscous milk
retentates with high dry matter content. Semi-hard cheese of good
sensory quality was produced from the MF retentates with minimal
curd treatment. The limiting factor during concentration is the protein
content since it plays a key role in retentate viscosity. Therefore, for
continuous semi-hard cheese production without whey separation
further procedural steps must be introduced in order to increase dry
matter, to reduce calcium and to obtain a composition similar to
traditionally produced semi-hard cheese.