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US 9,149,052 B2Granted
Methods of obtaining sterile milk and compositions thereof
AssigneeProlacta Bioscience, Inc.
InventorsElena M. Medo, Armando Montoya, Martin Lee, David Rechtman
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Abstract
The disclosure provides a simple and effective methods for sterilization of milk without degradation or loss of biologically active agents in the milk and the products produced by such methods.
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A method for obtaining a human milk composition comprising:
- (a) filtering whole milk through at filter of about 100-400 microns;
- (b) heat treating the whole milk at about 58-65° C. for about 20-40 minutes;
- (c) separating the whole milk into a skim portion and a fat portion;
- (d) adding a fat portion to the skim portion to adjust the fat in the skim;
- (e) ultrafiltering the skim portion through one or more skim filters to obtain a permeate portion and a protein rich skim portion;
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- (f) mixing a fraction of the processed fat portion with the protein rich skim portion to obtain a human milk composition.
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