The invention relates to dried milk protein concentrates and their use. In
particular the invention relates to such dried concentrates which have
been calcium-depleted to an extent which allows improvements in the use
of dried milk protein concentrates in cheese manufacture. The invention
includes a method of cheese manufacture comprising: (a) dispersing in
milk a dried MPC or MPI having at least 70% dry matter as milk protein;
(b) treating the resulting mixture with one or more coagulating enzymes
to produce a curd; and (c) processing the curd to make cheese; wherein
the dried MPC or MPI is a calcium-depleted MPCF or MPI and the extend of
calcium depletion is sufficient to allow manufacture of substantially
nugget-free cheese.