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US 7,842,325 B2Granted
Method of making high solids, high protein dairy-based food
AssigneeFonterra IP Limited
InventorsWarren Fitzsimons, Sheelagh Hewitt, Stephen Gregory, Alistair Carr, Owen Mills
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Abstract
The present invention provides a process for producing a high solids/high protein dairy product wherein an MPC is first mixed with molten fat to produce a mixture of protein particles coated in fat and the mixture hydrated, acidified and heated under low shear to produce a dairy product, preferably a cheese or cheese-like product having a protein to water ratio of between 0.6 and 3.0.
Claims21
A process for producing a dairy product comprising the steps:
- (a) mixing together MPC and/or whey protein adjusted MPC with fat to form a paste of protein particles coated in fat, the MPC and/or whey protein adjusted MPC containing at least 60% protein on a solids-non-fat (SNF) basis;
- (b) hydrating and acidifying the paste to form a mixture with a pH of between about 4.5 and 6.0;
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- (c) heating and mixing said mixture until a homogeneous mass forms, to produce a dairy product having a protein:water ratio of between 0.6 and 3.0.
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