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Cremosa SSK Series

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Cremosa SSK Series is a frozen brown pellets with lactic acid odor. The creation of cultured dairy products, such as sour cream and buttermilk, is a time-honored tradition that has been steadily evolving over the past few centuries. The wide variety of flavors, textures, and viscosities available to consumers have opened a large market for these products, Our Cremosa collection offers a broad array of speed, texture, acidity and cultured flavor attributes that can be custom-tailored to suit your every need. Vivolac's historical, finely-crafted SSK Series of buttermilk and sour cream cultures brings traditional balance and fine culture flavor to dairy products. This series is the industry standard for consistency and is available across a wide range of culture numbers. Product texture and diacetyl flavor can be customized without sacrificing reliability. This select group of cultures has been refined to exhibit phage resilience to provide you with multiple options for long production rotations. The SSK Series is available as pellets, cans, and freeze-dried culture. Pellets can be used in applications using 500, 1000, and 2000 gallons of base. Cans are available in three sizes with an inoculation rate of 250, 500, and 1000 gallons, while freeze-dried culture can inoculate any application, from as little as 10 liters of base to up to increments of 3000 liters.

Ingredient Name: Starter Culture, Buttermilk

Physical Form: Liquid, Pellets, Powder, Solid

Features: Freeze Dried

Technical Data Sheet
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Identification & Functionality

Ingredient Origin
Ingredients
Water, Lactic Acid Bacteria, Milk Powder, Non-Fat Dried
Technologies

Features & Benefits

Food Ingredients Features

Applications & Uses

Food & Nutrition Applications

Properties

Appearance
Frozen brown liquid with lactic acid odor, Brown powder with lactic acid odor
Typical Properties
ValueUnitsTest Method / Conditions
Lactic Count (Cans)min. 1.0 - 8.0 x 10^10CFU/gram
Lactic Count (Pellets)min. 1.0 x 10^10CFU/gram
Lactic Count (Freeze-Dried)min. 8.0 x 10*10CFU/gram
Microbiological Values
ValueUnitsTest Method / Conditions
Coliformmax. 1CFU/gram
E.coliNegative
SalmonellaNegative/10g
Staphlococcus (Coagulase +)Negative
Yeast / Moldmax. 10CFU/gram
Incubation Parameters (14 - 16 hours)72 - 77°F

Technical Details & Test Data

Culture

Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris, Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis, Leuconostoc cremoris

Packaging & Availability

Packaging Type
Packaging
  • Pellets: FDA tamper evident foil pouches
  • Cans: FDA tamper evident cans with pull-top lids
  • Freeze Dried FDA tamper evident bottles or foil pouches

Storage & Handling

Storage/Shelf Life

<-20°F (-30°C) / 18 months