Research Article

A Survey of Cheese from Small-Scale Artisanal Producers in Western Cape, South Africa

Table 3

Cheese samples from small-scale producers, classified per cheese type, cow breed, milk type, and aging period.

Cheese typeCheese codeCow breedMilk typeFeed typeMilk sourceAging period

Asiago (As)AsS1PMixed1PasteurizedPasture2Buying3
Caciotta (Ca)CaS1PMixed1PasteurizedPasture2Buying3
Cheddar (Ch)ChS2RMixed1RawPasture2Own animals6
Cheddar (Ch)ChS3RGuernseyRawPasture2Own animals6
Cheddar (Ch)ChS3RGuernseyRawPasture2Own animals3
Cheddar (Ch)ChS4PPasteurizedOwn animals1
Cheddar (Ch)ChS5PMixed1PasteurizedTMR3Own animals1
Cheddar (Ch)ChS5PMixed1PasteurizedTMR3Own animals3
Cheddar (Ch)ChS6PJerseyPasteurizedPasture2Own animals3
Cheddar (Ch)ChS6PJerseyPasteurizedPasture2Own animals6
Cheddar (Ch)ChS7PMixed1PasteurizedPasture2Buying3
Cheddar (Ch)ChS8PMixed1PasteurizedTMR3Own animals1
Cheddar (Ch)ChS9PMixed1PasteurizedTMR3Own animals3
Cheddar (Ch)ChS9PMixed1PasteurizedTMR3Own animals3
Cheddar (Ch)ChS9PJerseyPasteurizedPasture2Own animals3
Colby (Co)CoS10PJersey & HolsteinPasteurizedPasture2Both41
Danbo (Da)DaS10PJersey & HolsteinPasteurizedPasture2Both41
Fontina (Fo)FoS1PMixed1PasteurizedPasture2Buying3
Gouda (Go)GoS10PJersey & HolsteinPasteurizedPasture2Both43
Gouda (Go)GoS6PJerseyPasteurizedPasture2Own animals3
Gouda (Go)GoS5PMixed1PasteurizedTMR3Own animals1
Gouda (Go)GoS5PMixed1PasteurizedTMR3Own animals3
Gouda (Go)GoS11PMixed1PasteurizedPasture2Buying3
Gouda (Go)GoS4PJersey & HolsteinPasteurizedPasture2Own animals1
Gouda (Go)GoS12PMixed1PasteurizedPasture2Own animals3
Gouda (Go)GoS13PMixed1PasteurizedPasture2Own animals3
Grana (Ga)GaS10PJersey & HolsteinPasteurizedPasture2Both46
Gruyere (Gr)GrS4PPasteurizedOwn animals1
Gruyere (Gr)GrS10PJersey & HolsteinPasteurizedPasture2Both46
Havarti (Ha)HaS10PJersey & HolsteinPasteurizedPasture2Both43
Huguenot (Hu)HuS14PJerseyPasteurizedPasture2Own animals6
Kashkaval (Ka)KaS11PMixed1PasteurizedPasture2Buying3
Maasdam (Ma)MaS5PMixed1PasteurizedPasture2Own animals1
Montasio (Mo)MoS1PMixed1PasteurizedPasture2Buying6
Pecorino (Pe)PeS15PJerseyPasteurizedPasture2Both43
Pecorino (Pe)PeS5PMixed1PasteurizedTMR3Own animals3
Port Salut (Po)PoS14PJerseyPasteurizedPasture2Own animals3
Raclette (Ra)RaS10PJersey & HolsteinPasteurizedPasture2Both46
Royal Ashton (Ro)RoS5PMixed1PasteurizedTMR3Own animals1
Stanford (St)StS10PJersey & HolsteinPasteurizedPasture2Both43

1Mixed breed, i.e., Jersey, Holstein–Friesian, and crosses of both, 2pasture-based with few supplements, 3total mixed rations, 4buying milk and also having own animals, —: some producers were not sure about their milk origins resulting in the missing data. For cheese codes the 1st 2 letters refer to the cheese type, S1 to S15 refer to the supplier, and P (pasteurized) and R (raw) refer to the milk type.