1, different appearance
Cream cheese is generally pure white in color, similar to the color of rice cakes, and its shape is massive, while cheese is generally yellow or dark yellow in color. Cheese strips and slices are mainly sold in the market.
2. Different raw materials
The main raw material of cream cheese is cream extracted from milk, and cheese is also called cheese. The main raw material is pure milk left after cream is extracted from milk. The biggest difference between the two raw materials is that one is cream and the other is deoiled pure milk, which is the essential difference between the two.
3, the production process is different
Cream cheese is mainly fermented by adding lactic acid bacteria to the cream extracted from milk, then heated to 70-80 degrees, stirred and filtered by adding chymosin, and finally extruded. Cheese is formed by naturally fermenting the pure milk without cream in a warm place until it turns sour, then heating it in a pot until it is tofu-like, and finally squeezing it with gauze to remove water.
4, the taste is different
Because cream cheese is mainly made of cream, it tastes fragrant and sweet after eating, but it is easy to get greasy, while cheese is mainly made of pure milk, so it tastes sweet and sour, delicious but not greasy, but its smell is not as fragrant as cream cheese.
5. Different ingredients
The main ingredient of cream cheese is cream, so the fat content is very high, which is slightly lower in protein. Generally100g cream cheese contains about 34g of fat and 6g of protein, and the main ingredient of cheese is pure milk, so the protein content is high and the fat is low. Generally100g cheese contains about 26g of protein and 24g of fat.