Process for foil ripening of cheese
US9192175B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 16, 2010 |
| Grant date | Nov 24, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 8, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D81/28
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates to a process for preparing foil-ripened cheese comprising (i) introducing brined cheese into a cheese-ripening packaging containing an opening for receiving cheese, (ii) closing the packaging, and (iii) ripening the cheese, characterized in that the cheese-ripening packaging comprises a thermoplastic film coated with an antimicrobial composition comprising a binding agent and at least one antimicrobial compound, whereby (a) said binding agent swells, softens or dissolves in the water that is released from the cheese during its ripening, (b) the antimicrobial composition becomes part of the water phase that, due to ripening, becomes present between the outer cheese surface and the packaging, (c) the antimicrobial compound is able to migrate in the water phase and (d) antimicrobial compound is transferred to the outer cheese surface.
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