When asking about a chain restaurant’s cheese curds, to see if the rennet used is derived from animals, they gave me this response. It makes it sound like it is not from animal, but I’m not very sure on some of these words and would love some clarification.
by SaltLevelsMax
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Can you reply to them asking for clarification?
Sounds like they are covering their bases by telling you this much info. No, I’d doesn’t sound like rennet from a dead animal.
The rennet is derived from yeast which is a fungus. Vegetarian based on this description.
[Link](https://www.lovetoknow.com/food-drink/ingredients-supplies/vegetarian-rennet#:~:text=The%20third%20type%20of%20rennet,yeast%2C%20mold%2C%20or%20bacteria.)
The third type of rennet used that is considered vegetarian is called Fermentation Produced Chymosin (FPC). This product is made by taking a gene out of a calves’ DNA, then putting it into the DNA of yeast, mold, or bacteria. That means FPC is a GMO product. Most cheese in the United States is made with this type of rennet. This type of rennet was approved for use in cheese by the FDA in 1990.
Sounds like this is what they’re talking about.
The rennet is made by yeast (think Bragg Nutritional Yeast) and not from calves.
They make the best cheese curds! Love Ellsworth cheese.
Sounds like a vegetarian rennet
Sorry if this is a silly question, but would it matter to you if the rennet came from an animal origin? The cheese itself has an animal origin.
I’d never considered this when I was eating a veggie diet.
My upper Midwest friend and I are just laughing that Ellsworth showed up on this sub.
I’ve worked there. It’s not vegan and don’t let them fool you
it sounds like it might be considered dairy derived, but… it’s cheese.
Wow, first time a Wisconsin cheese shows up on this sub. Ellsworth makes some excellent cheese, there are quite a few Wisconsin Cheese makers that use veg or microbial rennet.