Milk protein concentrates with a reduced ash content
AssigneeDMK Deutsches Milchkontor GmbH
InventorSven-Rainer DÖRING
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Abstract
A milk protein concentrate is suggested, obtainable or obtained by: (i) skimming the cream from raw milk, obtaining a skimmed milk fraction having a dry matter content of about 5 to about 15% by weight, and particularly about 10% by weight; (ii) concentrating the skimmed milk fraction of step (i) to a dry matter content of about 45 to about 60% by weight; (iii) standardising the skimmed milk concentrate of step (ii) by adding a milk fraction; and (iv) drying the standardised skimmed milk concentrate to a powder having a dry matter content of at least 95% by weight, with the proviso that a milk permeate is employed for standardisation, which was previously subjected to electrodialysis.
Claims15
A milk protein concentrate, obtained the steps of:
- (i) separating raw milk, and obtaining a skimmed milk fraction having a dry matter content of about 5 to about 15% by weight, and particularly about 10% by weight;
- (ii) concentrating the skimmed milk fraction of step (i) to a dry matter content of about 45 to about 60% by weight;
- (iii) standardising the skimmed milk concentrate of step (ii) by adding a milk fraction;
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- (iv) drying the standardised skimmed milk concentrate to a powder having a dry matter content of at least 95% by weight,
- wherein a milk permeate is used for standardisation, which was previously subjected to electrodialysis.
A process for the production of skimmed milk protein, comprising the following steps:
- (i) providing a skimmed milk with a dry matter content of about 5 to about 15% by weight, and particularly about 10% by weight;
- (ii) concentrating the skimmed milk of step (a) to a dry matter content of about 45 to about 60% by weight;
- (iii) standardising the skimmed milk concentrate of step (ii) with a milk fraction;
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- (iv) drying the standardised skimmed milk concentrate of step (iii), obtaining a skimmed milk protein concentrate with a dry matter content of at least 95% by weight,
- wherein a milk permeate is used for standardisation, which was previously subjected to electrodialysis.
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