Buttermilk
AssigneeValio Ltd.
InventorsAntti Heino, Niina Valkonen, Pia Ollikainen
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for producing buttermilk, comprising the steps of: providing raw cream having a fat content in the range of about 35% w/w to about 60% w/w; washing the raw cream with a washing liquid to provide a solution of the raw cream and the washing liquid; separating the washing liquid from the solution to provide washed cream with a reduced non-fat dry matter content; churning the washed cream to provide buttermilk having a content of phospholipids of at least 3% based on dry matter content, specifically at least 3.8%, more specifically at least 5.0%.
Claims10
A method for producing buttermilk, comprising the steps of:
- providing raw cream having a fat content in the range of about 35% w/w to about 60% w/w,
- washing the raw cream with a washing liquid to provide a solution of the raw cream and the washing liquid,
- separating the washing liquid from the solution to provide washed cream with a reduced non-fat dry matter content, and
- churning the washed cream to provide buttermilk having a content of phospholipids of at least 3% based on dry matter content.
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