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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8118085 | Heat exchanger According to the invention, a heat exchanger is disclosed. The heat exchanger may include a first tube sheet, a second tube sheet, a heat exchange tube, a header, and a coupling. The heat exchange tube may be disposed at least partially between the first tube sheet ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8101377 | Protein hydrolysates and method of making Methods of making protein hydrolysates are described. The methods may include the steps of providing a solution comprising protein, and adjusting a pH of the solution to about 10.4 or more to form a basic protein solution. Additional steps may include adding a prote... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8021704 | Food ingredients and food products treated with an oxidoreductase and methods for preparing such food ingredients and food products A method of making an aldobionate product is described. The method may include providing a milk product having one or more reducing sugars, and maintaining a pH of the milk product at about 5.5 or more by adding a buffer compound to the milk product. The method may ... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7976886 | Blended cheeses and methods for making such cheeses Methods for preparing cheese blends of analog cheese and soft or firm/semi-hard, ripened or unripended, cheese are provided. The methods generally involve combining a slurry that contains the basic ingredients for an analog cheese and optionally one or more other in... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7811620 | Method of making whey protein compounds A method of making a powdered whey protein, where the method includes heating a slurry comprising starting whey protein to a temperature of about 140° F. to about 300° F. The heating converts at least a portion of the starting whey protein to denatured whey protei... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7713564 | Cheese and methods of making such cheese Methods for preparing cheese are provided that involve combining a slurry with a cheese precursor to form an admixture that is subsequently processed to form the cheese product. The slurry typically includes a liquid such as water, milk and/or cream and one or more ... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7666458 | Methods for making soft or firm/semi-hard ripened and unripened cheese and cheeses prepared by such methods Methods and systems for preparing soft or firm/semi-hard cheese are provided, as well as soft or firm/semi-hard cheese prepared by the methods. The methods typically involve the formation of a slurry that contains blended or molten cheese curd. A variety of ingredie... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7651715 | Blended cheeses and methods for making such cheeses Methods for preparing cheese blends of analog cheese and soft or firm/semi-hard, ripened or unripened, cheese are provided. The methods generally involve combining a slurry that contains the basic ingredients for an analog cheese and optionally one or more other ing... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7585537 | Cheese and methods of making such cheese Methods for preparing cheese are provided that involve combining a slurry with a cheese precursor to form an admixture that is subsequently processed to form the cheese product. The slurry typically includes a liquid such as water, milk and/or cream and one or more ... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7579033 | Methods for making soft or firm/semi-hard ripened and unripened cheese and cheeses prepared by such methods Methods and systems for preparing soft or firm/semi-hard cheese are provided, as well as soft or firm/semi-hard cheese prepared by the methods. The methods typically involve the formation of a slurry that contains blended or molten cheese curd. A variety of ingredie... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7494677 | Coated food products and methods of producing coated food products with reduced permeability to fat and oil Coatings containing one or more thermally coagulating proteins (e.g., whey protein) and foodstuffs coated with such coatings are provided. The coatings render foodstuffs less permeable to fat and oil in the frying medium, and thus reduce the amount of fat or oil abs... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7291356 | Process of making a homogeneous cheese A process of making cheese, e.g., a mozzarella variety cheese, is disclosed. It comprises the following steps: (a) preparing a cheese curd; (b) grinding the curd while in admixture with (i) an aqueous solution of at least one cheese emulsifying salt and (ii) at leas... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7169429 | Process of making a homogeneous cheese A process of making cheese, e.g., a mozzarella variety cheese, is disclosed. It comprises the following steps: a) preparing a cheese curd; b) grinding the curd while in admixture with (i) an aqueous solution of at least one cheese emulsifying salt and (ii) at least ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7100486 | Apparatus for dicing a deformable product An apparatus for cutting a product includes a conveyor assembly and a slitter assembly. The conveyor assembly conveys the product in a feed direction and defines a conveyance surface, on which the product is conveyed. The slitter assembly slits the product into stri... | 09/05/2006 |
| 6536691 | Apparatus for and method of shredding a product An apparatus for shredding a product includes a housing having an interior space bounded by a generally cylindrical sidewall that can include one or more contoured segments. The housing further includes a cutting implement, preferably also contoured, foll... | 03/25/2003 |
| 5902625 | Process of making a soft or semi-soft fibrous cheese A process of manufacturing a soft or semi-soft fibrous cheese comprising the steps of a) pasteurizing milk; b) acidifying the milk; c) coagulating the milk to obtain curd and whey; d) cutting the coagulum and draining the whey, thereby leaving a cheese cu... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5567464 | Process of making mozzarella cheese A process of manufacturing a mozzarella (or mozzarella-like) cheese comprising the steps of a) pasteurizing cow's milk; b) acidifying the milk to convert it to a cheese milk; c) coagulating the cheese milk to obtain a coagulum comprised of curd and whey; ... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5484618 | Process of preparing a baked pizza By adding a minor amount of starch to a natural mozzarella cheese, the baking characteristics of the cheese when used to make a pizza can be altered, making it more suitable for a particular set of baking conditions, e.g., involving time, temperature, typ... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5380543 | Cheese composition By adding a minor amount of starch to a natural mozzarella cheese, the baking characteristics of the cheese when used to make a pizza can be altered, making it more suitable for a particular set of baking conditions, e.g., involving time, temperature, typ... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5234700 | Process of making acceptable mozzarella cheese without aging In the manufacture of mozzarella cheese, aging can be dispensed with if the process is controlled to yield a combined moisture and wet milkfat content of at least about 70 weight percent, and the cheese will provide acceptable bake performance under typic... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5200216 | Process of making acceptable mozzarella cheese without aging In the manufacture of mozzarella cheese, aging can be dispensed with if the process is controlled to yield a combined moisture and wet milkfat content of at least about 70 weight percent, and the cheese will provide acceptable bake performance under typic... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5030470 | Process of preparing mozzarella cheese for shipment or storage A process of converting unfrozen blocks of a mozzarella cheese into a comminuted form suitable for shipment or storage is disclosed. The process involves dicing or shredding the unfrozen cheese blocks; placing the particles of cheese in a fluidized bed fr... | 07/09/1991 |
| 4997670 | Method of baking pizza from coated frozen cheese granules A method of baking pizzas is provided in which freeflowing cheese granules are applied as a topping. The outer surfaces of the granules are coated with an aqueous carrier containing a cheese modifier for promoting the melting and fusing of the granules du... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4894245 | Coated frozen cheese granules Coated frozen cheese granules are prepared by freezing the granules and applying an aqueous coating containing one or more modifying additives. On baking the cheese the additives in the frozen coatings distribute throughout the cheese to obtain modificati... | 01/16/1990 |
| 4753815 | Pizza preparation from comminuted cheese Cheese of the kind used on pizzas is prepared in granular form, and frozen by an individual quick freezing method to maintain granule moisture and distribution. The resulting free-flowing granules can be baked on pizzas in frozen or partially frozen condi... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4372979 | Reduction of curd fines in cheese manufacture Bulk starter cultures for use in cheese manufacture are prepared from a whey solids-containing culture medium. The medium is rennet-coagulable but remains uncoagulated throughout fermentation to produce the bulk starter culture. As used in cheese making, ... | 02/08/1983 |
| 4339468 | Method of preparing pasta filata cheese for brining and cutting A method and apparatus is provided for preparing pasta filata cheese for brining and cutting. The warm mixed cheese is extruded in a continuous ribbon which is discharged into a channel filled with cold brine. The brine and ribbon flow together through th... | 07/13/1982 |
