rennet

complex of enzymes from the stomachs of ruminant mammals, usually calves but also kid goats or lambs, used in the production of cheese
Product food_thickener Q326900
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rennet

Summary

rennet is a food thickener[1]. rennet draws 3,271 Wikipedia views per month (food_thickener category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • rennet's instance of is recorded as food thickener[3].
  • rennet is a type of food ingredient[4].
  • rennet is part of cheese[5].
  • rennet is used for coagulation of milk[6].
  • rennet is used for Q3053394[7].
  • rennet is used for food thickener[8].
  • rennet is used for processing aid[9].
  • rennet's Commons category is recorded as Rennet[10].
  • rennet comprises chymosin[11].
  • rennet comprises pepsin[12].
  • rennet's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[13].
  • rennet's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[14].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for rennet include mattentaart[15], a pastry[16], in Belgium[17].

Why It Matters

rennet draws 3,271 Wikipedia views per month (food_thickener category, ranking #1 of 2).[2] rennet has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] rennet is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

Entities named for rennet include mattentaart[15], a pastry[16], in Belgium[17].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [15] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [16] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has use coagulation of milk, Q3053394, food thickener +1
    Part of
    Instance of
    Subclass of food ingredient
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007531642205171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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