Junket Powder

Junket powder is a commercial preparation of rennin, the milk-coagulating enzyme found in the stomachs of certain infant mammals.  See also Rennet (MC23.9).

When dissolved in water, junket powder forms a solution that acts like rennin to coagulate milk.  However, it is considered more convenient because the powder has a longer shelf life than liquid rennet.

Being a food additive, junket powder is considered quite safe to work with.  In cooking, junket powder is used to make milk-based desserts.  It will also function as a substitute for rennet in cheese-making, although it is not favoured for this purpose because it can confer flavours that are not considered suitable.

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