Nutritional fortification of natural cheese and method of making
AssigneeKraft Foods, Inc.
InventorsDavid W. Mehnert, Lowell L. Isom
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method of making flavorful, organoleptically pleasing natural cheese containing a nutritional supplement. In important embodiments of the method the nutritional supplement includes vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, probiotics, botanicals, and mixtures thereof, and the natural cheese may be Cheddar cheese, Colby cheese, Monterey Jack, Havarti cheese, Muenster cheese, Brick cheese, Gouda cheese, and mixtures thereof.
Claims13
A method of making flavorful, organoleptically pleasing natural cheese containing a nutritional supplement, said method comprising the steps of:
- (1) shredding a natural cheese to form pieces whose general size is effective to receive the nutritional supplement;
- (2) adding a nutritional supplement to the shredded cheese to form a mixture;
- (3) blending the mixture to achieve an essentially homogenous mixture;
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- (4) compressing the essentially homogenous blended mixture to form the natural cheese containing the nutritional supplement,
- wherein the nutritional supplement comprises vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, probiotics, botanicals, and mixtures thereof, and
- wherein the nutritional supplement comprises vitamins chosen from the group consisting of vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin D, vitamin E, B vitamins, niacin, folate, folic acid, and mixtures thereof.
A flavorful, organoleptically pleasing natural cheese containing a nutritional supplement, said natural cheese prepared by method comprising the steps of:
- (1) shredding a natural cheese to form pieces whose general size is effective to receive the nutritional supplement;
- (2) adding a nutritional supplement to the shredded cheese to form a mixture;
- (3) blending the mixture to achieve an essentially homogenous mixture;
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- (4) compressing the essentially homogenous blended mixture to form the natural cheese containing the nutritional supplement,
- wherein the nutritional supplement comprises calcium and natamycin.
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