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US 12,349,701 B2Granted
Denatured milk proteins, methods of making, and protein fortified foods
AssigneeLeprino Foods Company
InventorsPaulos Tesfe, Jiancai Li, Bradley Maier, Richard K. Merrill
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Abstract
The present disclosure includes denatured whey protein compositions. The compositions include at least 60 wt. % protein on a dry weight basis, less than 8 wt. % native glycomacropeptide (GMP), greater than 2 wt. % enzymatically hydrolyzed GMP relative to the total weight of the protein, a proteolysis index of at least 8 wt. %, and greater than 50 wt. % denatured whey proteins relative to the total weight of the protein.
Claims20
A fortified food and/or beverage product, comprising:
- greater than or about 4 wt. % protein, based upon a weight of the fortified food and/or beverage product;
- wherein the fortified food and/or beverage product comprises a denatured whey protein composition, the denatured whey protein composition comprises:
- at least 70 wt. % protein on a dry weight basis;
- greater than 2 wt. % fat, based upon a dry weight basis weight of the denatured whey protein composition;
- wherein the denatured whey protein composition is characterized by a particle size distribution value of about 0.3 μm to about 3 μm, wherein greater than or about 50 wt. % of a total protein in the denatured whey protein composition comprises denatured whey protein;
- and
- less than 8 wt. % native glycomacropeptide (GMP) and greater than 2 wt. % enzymatically hydrolyzed GMP relative to a total weight of the protein in the denatured whey protein composition.
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A fortified food and/or beverage product, comprising
- water;
- one or more flavorings;
- greater than or about 3 wt. % protein, based upon a weight of the fortified food and/or beverage product;
- wherein the fortified food and/or beverage product comprises a denatured whey protein composition, the denatured whey protein composition comprises:
- at least 70 wt. % protein on a dry weight basis,
- greater than 2 wt. % fat, based upon a dry weight basis weight of the denatured whey protein composition,
- less than 8 wt. % native glycomacropeptide (GMP) and greater than 2 wt. % enzymatically hydrolyzed GMP relative to a total weight of the protein in the denatured whey protein composition,
- wherein the fortified food and/or beverage product comprises a pH of less than 4.6.
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A fortified food and/or beverage product, comprising:
- greater than or about 4 wt. % protein, based upon a weight of the fortified food and/or beverage product;
- wherein the fortified food and/or beverage product comprises a denatured whey protein composition, the denatured whey protein composition comprises:
- at least 70 wt. % protein on a dry weight basis;
- greater than 2 wt. % fat, based upon a dry weight basis weight of the denatured whey protein composition;
- wherein the denatured whey protein composition is characterized by a particle size distribution value of about 0.3 μm to about 3 μm, wherein greater than or about 50 wt. % of a total protein in the denatured whey protein composition comprises denatured whey protein;
- and
- less than 1 wt. % native glycomacropeptide (GMP) relative to a total weight of the protein in the denatured whey protein composition.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.