Cream Cheese (Green Valley Lactose Free)
- Producer
- Green Valley Organics
- Country
- United States
- Region
- California
- Weight
- 8 oz
- Website
- www.greenvalleylactosefree.com
- Milk
- Cow
- Treatment
- Pasteurised
- Classification
- Soft
- Rind
- None
- Style
- Crème
Located in Sonoma County, California, Green Valley Organics specializes in lactose-free dairy products: yogurt, kefir, sour cream and cream cheese.
Organic Holstein milk is produced at Diamond W Dairy, run by the Wilson brothers Ken and Ron and their wives Kathy and Clairette. The dairy, which includes 1,750 acres of prime grazing land, has been in the Wilson family since the 1920s. In keeping with Certified Organic and Certified Humane practices, the cows spend most of the year grazing outside, grain and hay are organic and the feed used is GMO-free. No growth hormones or rBST are ever used, and natural predators help to control insects and weeds.
To produce this lactose-free cream cheese, lactase (an enzyme) is added to the organic cream, converting the lactose into simple, easy-to-digest milk sugars. Probiotic cultures are also added to the cream following a gentle vat pasteurization.
Tasting Notes
Light and fluffy-textured with a slightly sour scent, this cream cheese is silky and buttery on the palate. Full-bodied and slightly sweet with only a hint of tang, it reminds us of buttercream frosting.
Pairings
Slather it on a bagel or use it in baking.
