Whey protein-based, high protein, yoghurt-like product, ingredient suitable for its production, and method of production
AssigneeArla Foods Amba
InventorsTorben Jensen, Ulrik Hansen
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Abstract
The present invention pertains to a new type of food ingredient containing a combination of insoluble whey protein particles having a particle size in the range of 1-10 micron (referred to as type A particles) and acid-gellable whey protein aggregates (referred to as type B particles). The invention furthermore pertains to whey protein-based, yoghurt-like products containing the combination of type A and type B particles and to methods of producing the food ingredient and the whey protein-based, yoghurt-like products.
Claims8
A whey protein-based dairy product comprising:
- a total content of protein of at least 7% (w/w), and
- a combination of:
- insoluble whey protein particles having a particle size in the range of 1-10 micron (referred to as type A particles) in an amount of at least 20% (w/w) relative to the total amount of protein
- acid-gellable whey protein aggregates having a particle size in the range of 0.02-0.5 micron (referred to as type B particles) in an amount of at least 10% (w/w) relative to the total amount of protein, and wherein at least 90% (w/w) of the protein is whey protein.
A method of producing an acidified dairy product, comprising combining insoluble whey protein particles having a particle size in the range of 1-10 micron (referred to as type A particles) and acid-gellable whey protein aggregates having a particle size in the range of 0.02-0.5 micron (referred to as type B particles).
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