Heat-stable concentrated milk product

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8613967
APP PUB NO 20130064944A1
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13565561

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The invention provides a stable concentrated dairy liquid, such as concentrated milk, with improved flavor, color, and mouthfeel, and a method of production thereof. The method utilizes specific thermal treatments to produce the stable concentrated dairy liquid to which a stabilizer and mouthfeel enhancer are added. The resulting products have a sterilization value Fo of at least 5 that is also resistant to gelling and browning during high temperature sterilization and is also resistant to gelling and browning during storage for greater than six months. The method balances such thermal treatments with addition of stabilizer and enhancer to achieve the desired flavor/mouthfeel and sterilization and to achieve reduced level of soluble protein in the concentrated milk prior to concentration to resist gelation and minimize browning. Moreover, such processing may be utilized in a milk that is concentrated to a factor of 2.7 fold or higher and contains at least 8.5 percent protein.

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KONINKLIJKE DOUWE EGBERTS B VVLEUTENSEVAART 35 UTRECHT 3532 AD

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Cale, Kenneth William Suffern, US 4 3
Haas, George W Mount Prospect, US 9 143
Hestekin, Jamie Allen Morton Grove, US 6 62
Hudson, Heather Marie San Diego, US 3 15
Lindstrom, Ted Riley Punta Gorda, US 12 93
Ma, Yinqing Bethesda, US 11 26
Mei, Fu-I Wheeling, US 13 119
Perkins, Danielle Elizabeth Clarendon Hills, US 3 6
Wang, Charles White Plains, US 47 625

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