Question

Cheese is one of the fermented preparation of milk. They are said to be hard, semi-hard and soft based on their water content.
Cheese are of various types; Swiss cheese (S), Camembert cheese (C) and Roquefort cheese (R).
Select the correct options of the given type of cheese w.r.t their increasing water content.

• A. C < S < R
• B. R < S < C
• C. S < R < C
• D. C < R < S

Answer 1

The correct option is C S < R < C

• Camembert cheese are soft [50-80% water content]
  
• Roquefort cheese are semi-hard [45% water content]
  
• Swiss cheese are hard [<40% water content]