# rennet info

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rennet-info/476984>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [December 13, 2008, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rennet-info/476984 "2008-12-13T04:19:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![fafadean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5e9695/32.png) [@fafadean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fafadean)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2008, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rennet-info/476984/1 "2008-12-13T04:19:39Z")

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Just to thank you; the straight dope on rennet used in cheeses was most helpful. 🙂

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**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2008, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rennet-info/476984/2 "2008-12-13T07:34:31Z")

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Don’t forget the link to the column: [Is rennet, a cheese ingredient, made from calves’ stomachs?](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1774/is-rennet-a-cheese-ingredient-made-from-calves-stomachs)

BTW, when I went vegetarian back in the 90s, I worried about the rennet in cheese as well. However, many cheeses said “microbial rennet” as their ingredient. After further research I concluded that almost all cheese was made with that, so I stopped worrying. Now it’s almost a moot question since I stopped buying cheese and only consume it on the rare occasions when I eat pizza.

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**Author:** ![JillGat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JillGat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JillGat)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2008, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rennet-info/476984/3 "2008-12-13T08:01:21Z")

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You’re welcome.

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**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2008, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rennet-info/476984/4 "2008-12-14T05:30:25Z")

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**Jill** , I missed that report when it was originally posted but appreciate it. Not that I’m any sort of vegetarian, but it answers my doubts when I (rarely) have doubts.