The invention discloses a method for improving
quality characteristics of cheese essence and a product, and belongs to the technical field of dairy products. The method comprises the following steps: mixing cheese curd, butter, water and emulsifying salt, and carrying out hot shear mixing to obtain a
reaction matrix; performing ultrahigh-pressure treatment on the obtained reaction substrate to obtain a reaction substrate subjected to ultrahigh-pressure treatment; adding
protease into the reaction substrate subjected to ultrahigh pressure treatment for enzymolysis reaction, performing enzymolysis after the reaction is finished, and then adding
lipase for enzymolysis reaction; and after the enzymolysis reaction is finished, performing
pasteurization for
enzyme deactivation to obtain the cheese essence. According to the method disclosed by the invention, the
microstructure of cheese curds can be effectively destroyed through ultrahigh-pressure pretreatment, so that proteins and fat embedded in the cheese curds are fully exposed, the contact area of
enzyme and a substrate is greatly increased, extremely favorable conditions are created for subsequent enzymolysis reaction, and finally, the
flavor strength and the richness of the cheese essence are remarkably enhanced; and the problem of monotonous
flavor of a traditional process product is solved.