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US 6,663,911 B2Granted
Methods of making sterilized milk compositions comprising native gellan gum
AssigneeC. P. Kelco U.S., Inc.
InventorsRaymond C. Valli, Neil A. Morrison
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AssigneeC. P. Kelco U.S., Inc.
InventorsRaymond C. Valli, Neil A. Morrison
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The present invention relates to a method of making a sterilized milk composition containing native gellan gum, wherein the native gellan gum has been pre-treated with a denaturing agent. The method comprises the step of pre-treating the native gellan gum with a denaturing agent such as a common oxidative agent or an alkaline caustic agent prior to mixing and sterilizing the native gellan in milk. Preferably, treatment with the denaturing agent results in reduction of para-cresol levels in the sterilized native gellan/milk composition to below 25 ppb after 12 months of storage, and most preferably, to levels where para-cresol is undetectable by taste. The present invention further relates to sterilized milk compositions and milk-based gellan food products.
A method of making sterilized milk composition comprising native gellan gum, said method comprising the step of pre-treating the native gum with a denaturing agent prior to combining the gellan gum with milk, and the step of sterilizing the milk composition after combining the gellan gum with milk, wherein treatment with the denaturing agent is effective to reduce para-cresol in the sterilized milk composition to below 25 ppb after 12 months of storage.
A sterilized composition comprising milk and native gellan gum, wherein the native gellan gum, prior to combination with the milk, is treated with a denaturing agent in an amount effective to reduce para-cresol in the composition to below 25 ppb after 12 months of storage.
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