The invention provides
cream cheese and a preparation method thereof, and belongs to the technical field of dairy
product processing. According to the method, firstly,
raw milk is subjected to
degreasing and membrane
filtration concentration, the concentration multiple is controlled to be 1.5-4, the
lactose content of the concentrated solution is precisely regulated and controlled to be 3-6.5% through washing
filtration, and the
raw milk concentrated solution rich in
casein (accounting for 85-95% of
total protein) is obtained. Then, mixing the concentrated solution with
single cream, white granulated
sugar and the like, homogenizing, sterilizing, inoculating a
leavening agent and
chymosin, fermenting, refrigerating and demulsifying to obtain a finished product. According to the invention,
nutrition waste and environmental
pollution caused by
discharge of whey in a traditional process are fundamentally avoided through membrane
filtration pretreatment, and meanwhile, the problems of pink feeling and peculiar smell caused by addition of
milk protein powder are solved; the obtained product is pure and rich in
flavor, fine and smooth in texture, simple and efficient in process and suitable for large-scale production.