Methods for producing coagulated whey protein
AssigneeNovozymes Biotech, Inc.
InventorsAlexander Blinkovsky, Tony Byun
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Abstract
The present invention relates to methods for producing a coagulated whey protein, comprising: (a) partially hydrolyzing a whey protein with a glutamate-aspartate specific endoprotease in an aqueous solution, under conditions that coagulates a portion of the water-soluble whey protein; and (b) recovering the coagulated whey protein, wherein the coagulated whey protein exhibits neutral organoleptic properties. The present invention also relates to coagulated whey protein and to food products that comprise such coagulated whey protein.
Claims23
A method for producing a coagulated whey protein, comprising:
- (a) partially hydrolyzing a whey protein with a glutamate-aspartate specific endoprotease in an aqueous solution, under conditions that coagulates a portion of the water-soluble whey protein;
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- (b) recovering the coagulated whey protein, wherein the coagulated whey protein exhibits neutral organoleptic properties.
A food product comprising a coagulated whey protein of claim 25.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.