Mozzarella cheese blocks

Description

1. Product Overview

This product is a high-moisture, low-sodium Mozzarella cheese block produced via controlled pasta filata processing. Industrially used for shredding, dicing, or slicing in frozen pizza, ready meals, and baked goods manufacturing. The key value proposition is its exceptional melt consistency, oil-off stability, and stretch performance under high-temperature baking. Strategically important in the B2B dairy market due to rising demand for uniform functional cheese in automated production lines.

2. Key Specifications & Technical Characteristics

• Composition: Pasteurized cow’s milk, salt, microbial rennet, lactic cultures; no starches, fillers, or preservatives

• Purity/Grade: Food-grade, 100% real cheese; meets Codex Alimentarius standard for Mozzarella

• Physical characteristics:

  • Form: Solid blocks (alternative: pre-shredded upon request)

  • Color: Pale cream to light ivory

  • Moisture content: 50–54% (high-moisture type)

  • Milk fat in dry matter (FDM): 42–45%

  • pH: 5.1–5.4

• Packaging options:

  • 2.5kg vacuum-sealed blocks, 5kg blocks, or bulk 20kg food-grade poly-lined cartons

  • Master cartons: 4 x 5kg (20kg/carton) or 20kg loose block

• Shelf life: 180 days at 0–4°C (unopened); 7–10 days after opening under refrigeration

3. Core Industrial Applications

• Primary industries: Frozen pizza manufacturing, ready-meal producers, industrial bakeries, QSR chains, and food service distributors

• Operational use cases:

  • Automated shredding for pizza topping — delivers consistent shred integrity without clumping

  • Block melting in baked pasta dishes — resists syneresis (water pooling)

  • Diced applications for calzones, cheese sticks, and sandwich melts

• Performance advantage over alternatives: Lower free oil release compared to standard Mozzarella, reducing post-bake greasiness and improving freeze-thaw stability.

• Cost advantage: Higher yield per kilo due to minimal bake-loss (≤8% weight loss) vs. competitor averages (12–15%), directly lowering input costs.

4. Competitive Advantages

• Quality consistency: SPC and coliform tested at every batch; fat/moisture ratio controlled within ±1.5% tolerance — <0.5% reject rate annually.

• Supply reliability: Contract manufacturing across 3 EU and 2 LATAM dairy plants, ensuring 52-week forward allocation.

• Logistics capability: Cold-chain (0–4°C) cross-dock hubs in Rotterdam, Singapore, and Chicago enabling 7-day lead time to major ports.

• Price competitiveness: Direct farm-to-factory integration removes 2 intermediary margins — priced 8–12% below European spot market average (FOB).

• Documentation available: COA, COO, allergen statement, halal certificate, BRCGS Grade AA, and temperature-logged shipping evidence.

5. Commercial & Supply Information

• Minimum order quantity (MOQ): BULK 20MT (full truckload / container equivalent)

• Loading capacity (MT per container):

  • 20ft reefer: 19–20 MT (palletized, 300–320 cartons of 20kg blocks)

  • 40ft high-cube reefer: 26 MT max (depending on pallet configuration and destination humidity rules)