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US 6,649,200 B2Granted
Cheese ripening process
AssigneeImperial Biotechnology Limited
InventorsMark R. Smith, Paul D. Browning, Denise Pawlett
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Abstract
A method for cheese ripening using a primary starter culture and an attenuated starter culture, wherein the attenuated starter culture is treated with a surface active agent, such as SDS, which substantially kills all of the attenuated starter culture cells, but maintain their enzyme activity, and accelerate cheese ripening without compromising flavor.
Claims18
A method for accelerating cheese ripening, comprising:
- attenuating a first starter culture with a surface active agent to obtain an attenuated starter culture;
- and,
- using said attenuated starter culture and a primary starter culture to accelerate cheese ripening.
A method for accelerating cheese ripening, comprising:
- adding an attenuated starter culture and a primary starter culture to a maturing cheese, wherein said attenuated starter culture is produced by attenuating a first starter culture with a surface active agent to attenuate said first starter culture and obtain said attenuated starter culture.
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