Process for Producing a Mineral Whey Product
AssigneeMurray Goulburn Co-Operative Co., Limited
InventorMichael John Phillips
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Abstract
A process for the production of a commercial mineral whey product derived from a feed stream of milk or whey, said process including the steps of: primary de-mineralisation of the feed stream, preferably carried out by either membrane separation or ion exchange to produce a high potassium stream and a demineralised stream; secondary demineralisation of the high potassium stream, either by precipitation and subsequent separation of a predominantly calcium-phosphate complex, or by the removal of calcium by ion exchange; concentrating the high potassium stream to obtain a concentrate having a total solids content of around 20 to 60% by weight; and further processing of said concentrated said high potassium stream into a desired form for storage and distribution.
Claims9
A process for the production of a commercial mineral whey product derived from a feed stream of milk or whey comprising the steps of:
- a) de-mineralizing the feed stream by either membrane separation or ion exchange thereby producing a high potassium stream and a demineralised stream;
- b) de-mineralizing the high potassium stream by precipitation and subsequent separation of a predominantly calcium-phosphate complex, or by removing of calcium by ion exchange;
- c) concentrating the high potassium stream to obtain a concentrate having a total solids content of around 20 to 60% by weight;
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- d) processing further of said concentrated high potassium stream into a desired form for storage and distribution.
A commercial mineral whey product, said commercial mineral whey product being produced by a) de-mineralizing a milk or whey feed stream by either membrane separation or ion exchange thereby producing a high potassium stream and a demineralised stream;
- b) de-mineralizing the high potassium stream by precipitation and subsequent separation of a predominantly calcium-phosphate complex, or by removing calcium by ion exchange:
- c) concentrating the high potassium stream to obtain a concentrate having a total solids content of around 20 to 60% by weight;
- and d) processing further of said concentrated high potassium stream into a desired form for storage and distribution.
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