Reduced Sugar Fruit-Flavored Dairy Product and Preparation Thereof
OwnerAriel J. Buehler, Jerry L. Fultz +3inventors
InventorsAriel J. Buehler, Jerry L. Fultz, Padmini Iyer, Christine S.t. Ng, Andrea Young
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Abstract
A dairy product that is fruit-flavored and reduced in sugar includes a washed fermented dairy material and a washed fruit-based material. Separation technology for the removal of sugars from a fermented dairy material and a fruit-based material to produce the dairy product includes the repetition of a wash cycle involving a dilution step and a separation step. The separation technology achieves at least a 10% reduction in total sugars.
Claims17
A method of making a reduced sugar fruit-flavored dairy product, the method comprising:
- a) providing a fermented dairy material having sugars;
- b) adding a volume of a first dilution liquid including a fruit-based material to the fermented dairy material to form a first diluted dairy slurry;
- and
- c) separating the first diluted dairy slurry into a first washed fermented dairy material and a first filtrate.
A system for making a reduced sugar fruit-flavored dairy product, the system comprising:
- a first separation stage including
- an inlet for a fermented dairy material having sugars;
- an inlet for a volume of a first dilution liquid including a fruit-based material;
- one or more filtration membranes;
- an outlet for a first washed fermented dairy material;
- and
- an outlet for a first filtrate;
- and
- a second separation stage including
- an inlet for the first washed fermented dairy material;
- an inlet for a volume of a second dilution liquid;
- one or more filtration membranes;
- an outlet for a second washed fermented dairy material;
- and
- an outlet for a second filtrate.
A reduced sugar fruit-flavored dairy product comprising:
- a washed fermented dairy material that includes reduced sugar fruit-based material and has an organic acid content of 1.0 wt % or less and a weight ratio of protein to carbohydrate of at least 1.1:1.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.