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 type
Cheese code
Cow breed
Milk type
Feed type
Milk source
Aging period
Asiago (As)
AsS1P
Mixed1
Pasteurized
Pasture2
Buying
3
Caciotta (Ca)
CaS1P
Mixed1
Pasteurized
Pasture2
Buying
3
Cheddar (Ch)
ChS2R
Mixed1
Raw
Pasture2
Own animals
6
Cheddar (Ch)
ChS3R
Guernsey
Raw
Pasture2
Own animals
6
Cheddar (Ch)
ChS3R
Guernsey
Raw
Pasture2
Own animals
3
Cheddar (Ch)
ChS4P
—
Pasteurized
—
Own animals
1
Cheddar (Ch)
ChS5P
Mixed1
Pasteurized
TMR3
Own animals
1
Cheddar (Ch)
ChS5P
Mixed1
Pasteurized
TMR3
Own animals
3
Cheddar (Ch)
ChS6P
Jersey
Pasteurized
Pasture2
Own animals
3
Cheddar (Ch)
ChS6P
Jersey
Pasteurized
Pasture2
Own animals
6
Cheddar (Ch)
ChS7P
Mixed1
Pasteurized
Pasture2
Buying
3
Cheddar (Ch)
ChS8P
Mixed1
Pasteurized
TMR3
Own animals
1
Cheddar (Ch)
ChS9P
Mixed1
Pasteurized
TMR3
Own animals
3
Cheddar (Ch)
ChS9P
Mixed1
Pasteurized
TMR3
Own animals
3
Cheddar (Ch)
ChS9P
Jersey
Pasteurized
Pasture2
Own animals
3
Colby (Co)
CoS10P
Jersey & Holstein
Pasteurized
Pasture2
Both4
1
Danbo (Da)
DaS10P
Jersey & Holstein
Pasteurized
Pasture2
Both4
1
Fontina (Fo)
FoS1P
Mixed1
Pasteurized
Pasture2
Buying
3
Gouda (Go)
GoS10P
Jersey & Holstein
Pasteurized
Pasture2
Both4
3
Gouda (Go)
GoS6P
Jersey
Pasteurized
Pasture2
Own animals
3
Gouda (Go)
GoS5P
Mixed1
Pasteurized
TMR3
Own animals
1
Gouda (Go)
GoS5P
Mixed1
Pasteurized
TMR3
Own animals
3
Gouda (Go)
GoS11P
Mixed1
Pasteurized
Pasture2
Buying
3
Gouda (Go)
GoS4P
Jersey & Holstein
Pasteurized
Pasture2
Own animals
1
Gouda (Go)
GoS12P
Mixed1
Pasteurized
Pasture2
Own animals
3
Gouda (Go)
GoS13P
Mixed1
Pasteurized
Pasture2
Own animals
3
Grana (Ga)
GaS10P
Jersey & Holstein
Pasteurized
Pasture2
Both4
6
Gruyere (Gr)
GrS4P
—
Pasteurized
—
Own animals
1
Gruyere (Gr)
GrS10P
Jersey & Holstein
Pasteurized
Pasture2
Both4
6
Havarti (Ha)
HaS10P
Jersey & Holstein
Pasteurized
Pasture2
Both4
3
Huguenot (Hu)
HuS14P
Jersey
Pasteurized
Pasture2
Own animals
6
Kashkaval (Ka)
KaS11P
Mixed1
Pasteurized
Pasture2
Buying
3
Maasdam (Ma)
MaS5P
Mixed1
Pasteurized
Pasture2
Own animals
1
Montasio (Mo)
MoS1P
Mixed1
Pasteurized
Pasture2
Buying
6
Pecorino (Pe)
PeS15P
Jersey
Pasteurized
Pasture2
Both4
3
Pecorino (Pe)
PeS5P
Mixed1
Pasteurized
TMR3
Own animals
3
Port Salut (Po)
PoS14P
Jersey
Pasteurized
Pasture2
Own animals
3
Raclette (Ra)
RaS10P
Jersey & Holstein
Pasteurized
Pasture2
Both4
6
Royal Ashton (Ro)
RoS5P
Mixed1
Pasteurized
TMR3
Own animals
1
Stanford (St)
StS10P
Jersey & Holstein
Pasteurized
Pasture2
Both4
3
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.