Calculation example for a manufacturing size of 10,000 litres

The values used below have been determined by TU Dresden at Casomatic. In traditional production in cheese vats the resulting differences are even higher. The price of the cheese as a prevailing medium value was taken from German cheese prices.

Application

  Microbial-
rennet
Natural
rennet
Vat size in litres 10,000 10,000
IMCU-applied "Microbial-rennet" 220 165
Amount "Microbial-rennet" in kg 2.25 2.64
applied IMCU per litre of milk 43.42 38.26
     
Price rennet per kg 2.50 6.50
Costs per vat 5.63 17.18
Cost benefit "Microbial-rennet"
11.56  

 

Production / yield

  Microbial-
rennet
Natural
rennet
Cheese yield in kg 1,225.00 1,231.74
Yield in % 12.25% 12.32%
Excess yield with natural rennet   0.55%
Excess yield in kg   6.74
Cheese yield per batch in EUR 3,307.50 3,325.70
Cheese price per kg 2.70 2.70
Yield advantage Natural RENNET   18.20

 

Profit by natural rennet per vat 6.64
Profit by natural rennet per ton of cheese 5.42
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