US 12,290,080 B2Granted

Sweetened dairy products with steviol glycosides and lactase enzyme

AssigneeDanone US, LLC

InventorsCasey McCormick, Margaret Havekottw, Thierry Saint-Denis

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The invention concerns a sweetened dairy product comprising a dairy material, at least one steviol glycoside, and a lactase enzyme.

Dependent claims

A sweetened dairy product comprising:

a dairy material,
at least one steviol glycoside, and
a lactase enzyme,
wherein the lactase enzyme comprises 0.01% to 0.15% by weight of the dairy material.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

A23C 9/1275
Using microorganisms of the genus lactobacteriaceae and other microorganisms or enzymes, e.g. kefir, koumiss: using only lactobacteriaceae for…
A23C 9/1206
Addition of, or treatment with, enzymes or microorganisms other than lactobacteriaceae: lactose hydrolysing enzymes, e.g. lactase, beta-galactosidase
A23C 9/123
Fermented milk preparations; Treatment using microorganisms or enzymes: using only microorganisms of the genus lactobacteriaceae; Yoghurt
A23C 9/1307
Using additives: milk products or derivatives; Fruit or vegetable juices; Sugars, sugar alcohols, sweeteners; Oligosaccharides; Organic acids or…

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