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- 1. OK i you have wrote the ingreedents of the cheese The ingredients are Maasdam (Swiss style cheese) vegetarian Maasdam cheese (milk, salt, starter culture, coagulant (E509 calcium chloride), RENNET, preservative (E251 sodium nitrate) and colour (E160a Beta-carotene) i have highlighted rennet as rennet is a meat product yet you stated to me all cheese is suttible for veggies rennet is complex of enzymes produced in any mammalian stomach
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Happily, you're still totally fine eating McDonald's cheese. As you are aware, traditionally cheese is made by coagulating milk to produce curd. This curd can then be further processed and matured to produce a wide variety of cheeses. Milk is coagulated by the addition of rennet. The active ingredient of rennet is the enzyme, chymosin (also known as rennin).
The traditional source of rennet is from the stomach of young calves. But vegetarian cheeses are manufactured using rennet from either fungal or bacterial sources. In fact the majority of cheeses sold in the UK today are made with vegetarian rennet. And the rennet used to make McDonald's Maasdam cheese slices is vegetarian rennet, not calf rennet.
(January 2008)
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 2. Is it true McDonalds Cheese is made from breast milk?
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No.
(January 2008)
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 3. In some of the Deli Toasted Sandwiches you will find a Maasdam cheese slice which is made up of: Maasdam (Swiss style cheese) vegetarian Maasdam cheese (milk, salt, starter culture, coagulant (E509 calcium chloride), rennet, preservative (E251 sodium nitrate) and colour (E160a Beta-carotene) Ok fine but thair is a veggie Deli Toasted Sandwiches or is thair?? the cheese had rennet and Well That is not veggie! so is it veggie if you put cheese wiht it?
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All the cheese used by McDonald's UK is suitable for vegetarians.
(December 2007)
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 4. What cheese is in the new cheese melt dippers?
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The cheese used in the cheese melt dippers is Camembert.
(December 2007)
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 5. Is your cheese a kind of meat, a tasty yellow beef?
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No, it's very much cheese, not meat. McDonald's uses a variety of cheeses across the menu including processed Cheddar, Philadelphia Light, Maasdam (Swiss style), mature Cheddar, Italian style, and Edam.
Details of all McDonald's ingredients are available online in the 'Eat Smart' section of www.mcdonalds.co.uk.
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 6. In all your products that contain cheese (including salad dressings) is the cheese made with vegetarian rennet? If not, which cheese products contain non-vegetarian rennet?
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McDonald's cheese is suitable for any vegetarians who eat dairy products. The cheese in the Toasted Deli Sandwiches is also suitable for vegetarians. However, the cheese used in the Caesar Salad Dressing is not suitable for vegetarians.
(August 2007)
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 7. hi, i am a ceoliac and would like to know if the new festive cheese melt dippers are gluten free?? please say they are!!! the coating looks just like hash brown and cheese is gluten free!!!
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Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but the new Festive Cheese Melt Dippers do contain gluten, sorry. If you want more nutritional information on McDonald's food, please visit www.mcdonaldsmenu.info.
(November 2007)
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 8. How do you make your cheese from start to fininsh and what is in it?
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The cheese used by McDonald's in its burgers is made in the same way as cheese you might buy in the supermarket. McDonald’s uses a variety of cheeses for its food products. You will find a cheddar cheese slice (processed) in a Cheeseburger. The ingredients are as followed: Vegetarian cheddar cheese (55 percent), water, butter, whey powder, milk proteins, natural cheese flavouring, emulsifying salts (E331 trisodium citrate, E450 diphosphates, E452 polyphosphates), salt, preservative (E200 sorbic acid) and colour (E160a natural carotenes, E160c paprika extract). In some of the Deli Toasted Sandwiches you will find a Maasdam cheese slice which is made up of: Maasdam (Swiss style cheese) vegetarian Maasdam cheese (milk, salt, starter culture, coagulant (E509 calcium chloride), rennet, preservative (E251 sodium nitrate) and colour (E160a Beta-carotene) For a full list of ingredients and nutritional content of all McDonald’s food, please visit the ‘Ingredients List’ which is in the ‘Eat Smart’ section at www.mcdonalds.co.uk.
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 9. In one question you mentioned 'vegetarian cheddar cheese'. In what way is that different from normal cheddar?
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McDonald's cheese is suitable for vegetarians who eat dairy products.
The Cheddar Cheese Slice (processed) contains the following: vegetarian cheddar cheese (55 percent), water, butter, whey powder, milk proteins, natural cheese flavouring, emulsifying salts (E331 trisodium citrate, E450 diphosphates, E452 polyphosphates), salt, preservative (E200 sorbic acid), colour (E160a natural carotenes, E160c paprika extract). The cheese in the Toasted Deli Sandwiches is also suitable for vegetarians.
(June 2007)
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 10. why do all of your cheese burgers and stuff with cheese in taste the same ?
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McDonalds does not believe that its food all tastes the same. The company has a carefully selected range of foods with many different ingredients and flavours on offer for your enjoyment.
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 11. what is in your cheese
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McDonald’s uses a variety of cheeses across the menu including processed Cheddar, Philadelphia Light, Maasdam (Swiss style), mature Cheddar, Italian style, and Edam. As an example, the Cheddar cheese slice in the Cheeseburger contains: Vegetarian cheddar cheese, water, butter, milk proteins, natural cheese flavouring. Emulsifying salts: E331 trisodium citrate, E450 diphosphates, E452 polyphosphates. Lactose salt. Preservative: E200 sorbic acid. Colour: E160(a) carotenes, E160(c) paprika. All McDonald’s food, ingredients and nutritional information are available online in 'Eat Smart' section of www.mcdonalds.co.uk under the 'Nutrition Counter' section.
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 12. On the FAQ's section of this web site you explain how the beef, fries and chicken are all cooked/reared. But I've always felt that it's the cheese that really ties the burger together. What is the naughty ingredient you put in it?
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The processed cheddar cheese slices McDonald’s uses are made from vegetarian cheddar cheese: water, butter, milk proteins and natural cheese flavouring. For a full list of ingedients that go into the cheese take a look at the ‘Our Food’ booklet, which you can find by clicking on ‘Ingredients list’, in the 'Eat Smart' section at www.mcdonalds.co.uk.
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