Classification of cheese

Cheeses are grouped in many ways: type of process used, ripening of cheese and texture of cheese. The are identified according to their country of origin. Unripened and ripened cheese varies in terms of their type of coagulation. Unripened cheese are made from acid coagulated milk proteins (casein) while the ripened cheeses are made by enzymes (runnet) and culture coagulated milk proteins, which are then aged by bacteria or mold.