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US 2003/0224089 A1Published application
Whipped yogurt products and method of preparation
AssigneeGeneral Mills, Inc.
InventorsEric R. Engesser, Michael D. Engesser, Maeve Murphy, James E. McGuire
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Abstract
The present invention provides improvements in dairy products especially cultured dairy products such as stirred style yogurt. The improvement provides aerated or whipped yogurt products and methods of preparing such improved whipped yogurt products. The improvement resides in part in the post fermentation addition of a hydrated emulsifier blend to cultured yogurt.
Claims44
A method of producing an aerated milk product, comprising the steps of:
- A. Providing a milk blend comprising a milk ingredient and a hydrated emulsifier ingredient comprising:
- a. about 0.5% to 1.5% wetting agent, wherein the wetting agent is selected from the group consisting of citric acid esters of monoglycerides, diacetyl tartaric acid esters of monoglycerides, polysorbates, propylene glycol esters, sodium dodecyl sulphate, sodium stearyl lactylate, and mixtures thereof;
- b. about 7% to 15% lactylated mono- and di-glcerides;
- c. balance water;
- said milk blend having a temperature of about 4° C. to 30° C. and an initial density of at least 1.1 g/cc;
- B. aerating the milk blend to an aerated density of about 0.56 g/cc to 0.9 g/cc to form an aerated milk product;
- C. cooling said aerated milk product to a temperature of about 0° C. to 5° C. to form a cooled aerated milk product:
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A low density aerated milk composition which retains an aerated texture for an extended shelf life, comprising:
- A. about 85% to 95% of a milk ingredient;
- B. about 2% to 10% of a hydrated emulsifier blend comprising a wetting agent;
- wherein the wetting agent is selected from a group consisting of diacetyl tartaric acid esters of monoglycerides, polysorbates, propylene glycol esters, sodium dodecyl sulphate, sodium stearyl lactylate, and mixtures thereof;
- and
- C. an aerating gas;
- wherein the aerated milk composition has a finished density of about 0.56 g/cc to 1.0 g/cc.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.