Fermented milk and method for manufacturing fermented milk
AssigneeMeiji Co., Ltd.
InventorsHiroshi Horiuchi, Takefumi Ichimura, Nobuko Inoue, Nao Takagi
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Abstract
In a preparation step, raw material milk is prepared. In a lactose degradation step, at least part of lactose included in the prepared raw material milk is degraded using a lactose-degrading enzyme. The lactose concentration in the raw material milk in which lactose is degraded is not more than 2.5% by mass with respect to a total amount of the raw material milk. A lactic acid bacterium is added to the raw material milk in which at least part of lactose is degraded, and the raw material milk to which the lactic acid bacterium is added is fermented.
Claims5
A production method of fermented milk comprising:
- a preparation step of preparing raw material milk;
- a lactose degradation step of degrading at least part of lactose included in the raw material milk using a lactose-degrading enzyme;
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- a fermentation step of adding a lactic acid bacterium to the raw material milk in which the at least part of lactose is degraded and fermenting the raw material milk to which the lactic acid bacterium is added, wherein:
- a lactose concentration in the raw material milk in which lactose is degraded is not more than 2.5% by mass with respect to a total amount of the raw material milk;
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- a count of Lactobacillus bulgaricus in the fermented milk is not less than 23 (×107 cfu/g) and not more than 100 (×107 cfu/g).
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