Fresh or current
Medium cured
Cured or aged
(a) Flavor:
Shall possess a pleasing
Shall possess a pleasing
Shall possess a pleasing
characteristics cheddar cheese
characteristics cheddar cheese
flavor. May be lacking in
flavor and aroma with moderate
flavor and aroma. May possess a
flavor development or may
to well developed degrees of
very slight bitter flavor and the
possess slight characteristic
flavor or sharpness. May
following flavors to a slight
cheddar cheese flavor. May
possess the following flavors to a
degree: feed and acid.
possess very slight acid,
slight degree: bitter, feed, and
slight feed but shall not
acid.
possess any undesirable
flavors and odors.
(b) Body and texture:
A plug drawn from the cheese
A plug drawn from the cheese
A plug drawn from the cheese
should be fairly firm, appear
shall be reasonably firm, appear
shall be firm, appear smooth,
smooth, waxy, fairly close and
reasonably smooth, waxy, fairly
compact, close and should be
translucent but may have a few
close and translucent but may
slighty translucent but may
mechanical openings. Should be
have a few mechanical openings
have a few mechanical
free from curdiness. May
if not large and con- necting. may
openings if not large and
possess not more than two sweet
be slightly curdy or not entirely
connecting. May possess not
holes per plug but shall be free
broken down. may possess not
more than two sweet holes
from other gas holes. May
more than two sweet holes per
per plug but shall be free
possess the following other
plug but shall be free from other
from other gas holes. May be
characteristics to a slight degree:
gas holes. May possess the
definitely curdy or partially
crumbly, mealy, short, weak and
following other characteritiscs to a
broken down if nmore than 8
pasty.
slight degree: mealy, short and
weeks old.
weak.
(c) Color:
Shall have a uniform, bright
Shall have a uniform, bright
Shall have a fairly uniform,
attractive appearance.
attractive appearance.
bright attractive appearance.
May have slight white lines or
May have slight white lines or
May have slight white lines
seams and numerous tiny
seams. May be colored or
or seams or be very slightly
white specks. May be colored
uncolored but if colored, it
wavy. May be colored or
or uncolored, but if colored, it
should be a medium yellow
uncolored but if colored, it
should be a medium yellow
orange.
should be a medium yellow
orange.
orange.
Bandaged and parafiin dipped.
Bandaged and paraffin dipped.
(d) Finish and appearance:
Bandaged and paraffin
Shall possess a sound, firm rind
Shall possess a sound, firm rind
dipped. Shall possess a
with the bandage and paraffin
with the bandage and paraffin
coating adhering tightly but may
coating adhering tightly but may
sound, firm rind with the
possess the following
possess very slight mold under
bandage and paraffin coating
characteristics to a slight degree:
bandage and paraffin and the
adhering tightly but may
soiled surface, rough surface,
following other characteritics to a
possess the following
mold under bandage and paraffin,
slight degree: soiled surface,
characteristics to a very slight
irregular bandaging, lopsided and
surface mold, rough surface,
degree: soiled surface and
high edges; and surface mold to a
irregular bandaging, lopsided and
surface mold; and to a slight
definite degree.
high edges.
degree: rough surface,
irregular bandaging, lopsided
and high edges.
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