Process for making cheese
US6258390A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 15, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jul 10, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 15, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12Y203/02013
- WIPO fieldFood chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A process for making cheese including: a) adding to cheesemilk a transglutaminase, incubating for a suitable period, b) incubating with a rennet so as to cause clotting, and c) separating whey from the coagulate, and d) processing the coagulate into cheese. Cheese products produced by said process are contemplated and to the use of transglutaminase for maintaining proteins in the cheese material during a conventional cheese-making process.
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