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US 2002/0058097 A1Published application
Gelling agents and gels containing them
AssigneeUniversity of Otago
InventorsRichard Beyer, Patrick J. Silcock
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Abstract
The invention relates to modified casein gelling agents, gels and processes for preparing them. The modified casein gelling agent is casein in which the native structure has been disrupted.
Claims21
A gelling agent which comprises modified casein, the native structure of the casein having been disrupted sufficiently to cause a composition to which the casein is added in use to gel.
A method of preparing a gelling agent which comprises the steps of:
- (a) forming a dispersion comprising casein and water;
- and
- (b) heating the dispersion for a sufficient time and to a sufficient temperature to disrupt the native structure of the casein.
A process of preparing a gelled product which involves the use of casein as a gelling agent.
A method of preparing a gelled product which comprises the following steps:
- (a) forming a dispersion comprising casein and water;
- (b) heating the dispersion for a sufficient time and to a sufficient temperature to disrupt the native structure of the casein;
- and
- (c) removing the source of heat, adding other gellable components and allowing the resulting mixture to set into a gel.
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