Incorporation of supersaturated lactose in process cheese and product thereof
US6214404A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 3, 1999 |
| Grant date | Apr 10, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 3, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA23C19/082
- WIPO fieldFood chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention discloses a method of preparing a process cheese containing lactose wherein the cheese remains free of lactose crystals. The method includes a step in which a dairy liquid is heated at a temperature, and for a duration in time, that are sufficient to inhibit or prevent crystallization of the lactose after formation of the process cheese. The ratio of dairy liquid to cheese is from about 1:1 to about 3:1 by weight. The invention additionally discloses the lactose-containing process cheese stabilized against the formation of lactose crystals, prepared by the process of the invention.
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