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Extension and rapid flow of curd during cheddaring produced greater distortion of curd particles and a higher moisture content in the resulting cheese. Differences in curd deformation caused by cheddaring modifications diminished during milling, salting, and pressing, and had little effect on characteristics of the final cheese.
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