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US 8,945,654 B1Granted
Cheese product having a veined appearance
AssigneePurina Animal Nutrition LLC
InventorsJohn Vojtech, Jason Eckert
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Abstract
A method of producing a food product such as a colored veined cheese product includes providing a cheese curd to which a flavorant is added. The cheese curd and the flavorant are worked into a homogenous mixture. A colored vein mimetic is added to the homogeneous mixture in an amount for a time sufficient to produce the colored veins within the cheese product such that the cheese product has a flavor and an appearance of a naturally veined cheese.
Claims17
A cheese product comprising:
- cheese curd;
- a flavorant comprising enzyme modified cheese flavored as blue cheese in an amount sufficient to mimic flavoring of a blue veined cheese;
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- a colored vein mimetic comprising food starch and a colorant, the colored vein mimetic comprising particulates at room temperature, wherein the colored vein mimetic is interspersed within the cheese curd and is hydrated by moisture in the cheese curd thereby simulating blue colored veins created by mold spores in a natural cheese such that the product has the flavoring and an appearance of a natural veined cheese.
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A cheese product comprising:
- cheese curd;
- a cheese flavorant;
- and
- a colored vein mimetic comprising food starch and a colorant, the colored vein mimetic comprising particulates at room temperature, wherein the colored vein mimetic is interspersed within the cheese curd and is hydrated by moisture in the cheese curd thereby simulating colored veins.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.