Is there realy dead baby calves in cheese?

Question

my fiancee said when he went for a tour at a creamery they said that there is calve parts in cheese, i dont want to believe him :(

any one else hear of this attrocity? if this is true, what parts exactly are in cheese?

Answer 1

Your fiancee is right.  Sometimes they will use RENNET from calves' stomachs to coagulate the cheese.  Many cheese manufacturers use this slaughter product in their cheese but not all do.

Here's a list of cheeses that have no rennet and are considered vegetarian-friendly  http://cheese.joyousliving.com/

Answer 2

rennet.. ever heard of it.. of course the diary industry isnt going to tell you that..  PLUS.. what if they did??  doubt you would give it up like 98% of the populas..

Answer 3

Cheese is made from milk ..... not actual animal parts.  He either misunderstood or was just trying to gross you out

Answer 4

Of course it's true.  Most cheeses contain rennet.  Vegetarian cheeses are available, but they are the exception, not the rule.

"Cheese is made by coagulating milk to give curds which are then separated from the liquid, whey, after which they can be processed and matured to produce a wide variety of cheeses. Milk is coagulated by the addition of rennet. The active ingredient of rennet is the enzyme, chymosin (also known as rennin). The usual source of rennet is the stomach of slaughtered newly-born calves."

http://www.vegsoc.org/info/cheese.html

A list of vegetarian cheeses by brand:

http://cheese.joyousliving.com/CheeseLis...

A list of vegetarian cheeses by type:

http://cheese.joyousliving.com/CheeseLis...

Answer 5

cheese is made from milk not cow parts

Answer 6

In a way..yes.  Many cheeses have animal rennet and it's an enzyme from a calves stomach.  Yes..they kill the calf.

TX2step..please stop answering questions with wrong information.  You do that a lot here.

Answer 7

yes he is right. most creameries use rennet, which is the lining of a calf's fourth stomach, to curdle the milk. it is a by-product of the veal industry. there are companies that do not use animal rennet - daisy sour cream and cottage cheese, sargento's (all but the jarlsberg, romano, provolone, and asiago are safe) and all horizon cheese. other than that, you're kind of on your own.

Answer 8

ick! im gonna puke!

Answer 9

no, but veal calves are a direct bi-product of the dairy industry (forced pregnancy leads to... you guessed it, BABIES! the males are kept in crates that they can't even turn around in for their whole lives and are fed ammonia-laden foods that make their muscles weak so they'll be "tender" for consumption. they never get to see their mothers for more than a day or two). there's pus and a lot of BAD bacteria in milk and therefore cheese. go to milksucks.com to find out more :)

Answer 10

That's what rennet is.  If you look for rennet-free cheese it won't contain any animal by-product...only milk.

It is true though.  Google rennet.

The first  poster has no idea.  They're probably happy living in the dark.  You asked though:)  Sorry.  You will just have to check ingredients.

My husband was vegetarian for 12 years before he learned about rennet.  It's better that you found out now instead of 11 years from now!

Answer 11

Rennet, which comes from the stomach lining of slaughtered calves, is used to coagulate many cheeses.  You can, however, find cheeses that are either rennetless or coagulated with vegetable rennet/enzymes.

Answer 12

actually, cows have nothing to do with cheese, it all grows wild on the moon

Answer 13

The lining of their stomachs. It's called rennet. It's a coagulant. Basically, it's what separates the curds from the whey in an early step of the production. There are vegetarian cheeses out there. They use microbial coagulants, or bacterial. You can also use acid (like vinegar or lemon juice) for some kinds of simple cheese.

Answer 14

No, I think he is kidding with you.  Cheese is make of milk...not actual animals. I would give up cheese in a hot second if i thought this were true. Now jello....that has cow hooves...it is NOT vegetarian!  

Answer 15

Cheese is coagulated with rennet which is an enzyme produced in the abomasum (main stomach for the calf).  Cheese isn't made with "parts" of calves, just the enzyme.  You can buy rennet-free cheese.