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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8088422 | Purified pyrroloquinoline quinone fortified food Food products fortified by purified PQQ and methods of application and production are disclosed. A method of preserving a food product comprising admixing an effective amount of purified PQQ or a compound containing purified PQQ derivatives with a foodstuff to provi... | 01/03/2012 |
| 7927641 | Methods for improving the storage and handling characteristics of condensed whey permeate A method of improving the storage and handling characteristics of a condensed whey permeate (“CWP”) comprising the steps of: (a) obtaining a CWP that: (i) has a total solids content in the range of about 20% to about 75% by weight and has a water content in the ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7887864 | Heat-stable concentrated milk product 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 w... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7247333 | Stabilized milk product containing fruit and fruit juice A milk product containing milk, pectin and a fruit ingredient is disclosed, which uses a significant percentage of real milk and which reduces the chalky-taste of prior art fruit-flavored milk products. A process for making such a milk product is also disclosed, whe... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7247320 | Shelf stable nutritional composition containing intact whey protein, process of manufacture and use A composition is provided that provides a nutritionally complete calorically dense formula suitable for use as a ready-to-use liquid composition that does not require reconstitution and admixing, which contains intact whey protein in high concentration and which is ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7241467 | Stabilized milk product containing juice A milk product containing milk, pectin and juice from fruit, vegetables and other natural ingredients is disclosed, which uses a significant percentage of real milk and which minimizes the chalky-taste of prior art fruit-flavored milk products. A process for making ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7169428 | Dairy compositions and method of making The invention relates to a method of separating components from milk, and the apparatus used therefor. The invention also relates to compositions prepared from the separated components. The present invention relates to nutritional milk compositions and products whic... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7074447 | Antimicrobial composition comprising potassium sorbate and LAE The invention relates to a novel composition with antimicrobial activity. It is in the food industry a well-known method to use the product L-arginine, Na-lauroyl-ethylester monohydrochloride (LAE). This product is well tolerated and suitable for use in the preserva... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7033630 | Calcium-fortified, grape-based products and methods for making them Methods of making a calcium fortified, tartaric acid-containing product that is essentially free of tartrate precipitates. The tartaric acid concentration of a precursor is adjusted to form an adjusted precursor. An additive comprising a calcium-based compound is mi... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6887505 | Ultra-high temperature pasteurized milk concentrate, package, dispenser and method of producing same An ultra-high temperature pasteurized liquid (UHT) milk concentrate provides a reconstituted milk beverage that tastes like fresh milk. A direct steam injection process is used to form the UHT milk concentrate having at least about 30% by weight, preferably 35% to 4... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6838103 | Deterioration preventive agent for milk-containing foods Disclosed are a deterioration preventive agent for milk-containing foods containing as its active ingredient a coumarin analog represented by the general formula (1) below, a glycoside of that analog, or a plant extract containing the coumarin analog or its glycosid... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6716461 | Method for modifying raw material milk and dairy product prepared by using the modified raw material milk Herein is disclosed a method for modifying raw material milk, wherein a reducing agent such as a thiol compound is added when transglutaminase is caused to act upon raw material milk for a dairy product, whereby the reactivity of the transglutaminase to the raw mate... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6652896 | Process for preparing a stable acidic milk based beverage Acidic milk based beverage products which do not precipitate over time and are physically stable, and a process for preparing these products, are disclosed. These products contain from about 0.5% to 5.0% milk proteins and 0.1 to 2.0% of a food stabilizer ... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6579556 | Ambient stable beverage A method for preparing an ambient-stable beverage that is suitable for cold filing. The method involves adding to a beverage at least one pasteurization adjunct that has no appreciable fungicidal activity at a temperature between 0 and 40 degrees C but ex... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6465030 | Process concentrate and dairy products A method for making a dairy product, the method including the steps of filtering milk produce retentate and permeate from the milk and forming a mixture including at least one of the retentate and the permeate, in combination with a preservative and an ac... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6355297 | Protein component for dietetic food The invention relates to the use of a protein component based on conventional proteins used for the production of foods, at least 20 wt-% thereof having a phosphate residue, which is covalently bound to the protein, whereby 50 to 100 wt-% of the proteins ... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6326044 | Filter apparatus and method for the production of sterile skimmed milk The present invention relates to a method for the production of commercially sterile skimmed milk. After separation, the skimmed milk fraction is treated by microfiltration in one or more steps. The microfiltration gives a permeate flow and a retentate fl... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6303172 | Method of treating commercial grade products to remove undesirable odors and flavors A method of treating antimicrobial products, dairy products, pharmaceutical products and other products having offensive tastes or odors to remove the off-odors and off-tastes from the products. The method involves exposing a selected commercial grade pro... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6274186 | Method for cleaning items in particular filters, used during foodstuff production The invention relates to a method for cleaning apparatus used during the production of foodstuffs, in particular the filtration thereof, wherein this apparatus is contacted after use with a cleaning system based on the combination of a cyclic nitroxyl com... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6274185 | Method of controlling browning reactions using noble gases A method of controlling at least one browning reaction in a food, which entails effecting at least part of the reaction in the presence of at least one noble gas, a mixture of noble gases or a gaseous mixture containing at least one noble gas, thereby con... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6265007 | Anhydrous milk fat/vegetable fat food ingredient This invention is directed to a food ingredient of anhydrous milk fat and an effective amount of vegetable fat to enhance the oxidative stability of the anhydrous milk fat.... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6251459 | Dairy product and method A method of making a dairy product includes the steps of separating substantially pure dairy water from a dairy staring material, making the dairy water into a dairy product for consumption, the dairy product being substantially pure and free of impuritie... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6110517 | Method for removing cholesterol from milk and cream There is disclosed a method for removing cholesterol from milk and cream at a high efficiency without deleteriously affecting the product quality. After homogenization, milk is added with ଲ-cyclodextrin at an amount of 0.5-5% (w/v). The milk is stir... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6051268 | Methods for treating milk products The present invention provides methods for treating milk products to reduce the bacteria and fat therein and/or to recover proteins therefrom. In particular, the present invention provides a method of treating a milk product comprising dynamically filteri... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6019999 | Process for making liposomal ion-exchange whey protein and products thereof Described is a process for making a liposomal, ion-exchange whey protein and products thereof, which result in the sustained release of amino acids into the body's circulation to generally promote skeletal muscle protein synthesis, decrease body fat in as... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5908646 | Inhibition of clostridia with lactic acid bacteria The invention relates to inhibition of clostridia with lactic acid bacteria. In particular, the invention relates to the use of Lactobacillus rhamnosus in the food industry to inhibit the growth and activity of clostridia. Preferred embodiments of the inv... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5888568 | Limitation of browning A process for limiting the non-enzymatic Maillard browning in food products susceptible to nonenzymatic Maillard browning which comprises coating the ingredient of the food product containing either an amino-bearing compound or a reducing sugar with a hyd... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5747078 | Longterm antimicrobial activity obtained by sustained release of hydrogen peroxide Methods for long-term preservation of food products using a lactoperoxidase system. Long-term preservation is achieved by controlled generation of hydrogen peroxide as a substrate for the lactoperoxidase system. Controlled production of hydrogen peroxide ... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5607714 | Methods for stabilizing proteins in an acid pH environment and related compositions Processes for stabilizing protein in acid pH media are provided as well as the compositions produced thereby. Acidified protein compositions exhibiting protein stability for extended periods of time are also provided. The processes of the present inventio... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5489445 | Desalted whey containing non-protein nitrogen and process for producing the same Whey or whey concentrate is adsorbed on an ion-exchange resin and non-protein nitrogen (NPN) is selectively desorbed by the use of whey or whey concentrate or eluent, thereby whey, whey concentrate or solution with sodium of a low content and with NPN of ... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5427813 | Desalted whey containing non-protein nitrogen and process for producing the same Whey or whey concentrate is adsorbed on an ion-exchange resin and non-protein nitrogen (NPN) is selectively desorbed by the use of whey or whey concentrate or eluent, thereby whey, whey concentrate or solution with sodium of a low content and with NPN of ... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5409725 | Methods for stabilizing proteins in an acid pH environment and related compositions Processes for stabilizing protein in acid pH media are provided as well as the compositions produced thereby. Acidified protein compositions exhibiting protein stability for extended periods of time are also provided. The processes of the present inventio... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5378488 | Aseptic processing of infant formula A process for aseptically processing a milk based infant formula includes the steps of adding citrate ions to the formula at a concentration of at least 128 ppm and adjusting the pH to be at least 6.8 before subjecting the formula to a temperature of at l... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5378478 | Manufacture of cheese products with polyol polyester fat substitutes The present invention is directed to a method for the manufacture of a natural cheese. In the method, moisture, salts and lactose are removed from skim milk by ultrafiltration and diafiltration to provide a retentate having between about 60% and about 85%... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5352468 | Process concentrate and diary products A process concentrate can be made into a batch concentrate or a dairy product. The process concentrate includes a dairy base (1) which is sterilized, (2) to which is added an aliquot of the total amount of the preservative in the batch concentrate (which ... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5334399 | Method of preparing lactose-hydrolyzed milk with suppressed sweetness A lactose-hydrolyzed fluid milk comprising fluid milk, the normal lactose content of which has been reduced by at least about 70% by lactase hydrolysis, having incorporated therein from about 0.01 to about 0.15% by weight of potassium chloride, a process ... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5260061 | Propionibacteria metabolites inhibit spoilage yeast in foods A metabolite material of propionibacteria is added to a food product to inhibit the growth of yeast. The metabolite material is produced by growing propionibacteria cells in a liquid growth medium to produce a mixture containing the metabolite material. T... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5213835 | Method for removing phosphorus from milk and whey protein A method of separating phosphorus from condensed skim milk and from whey protein involves exposing the respective starting material to alumina particles while the starting material has a pH in the range of about 6.0 to 6.5. The alumina particles may be co... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5196344 | Milk sample preservative An antimicrobial composition for the preservation of milk samples required for analysis. The composition comprises 2-bromo-2-nitropropane-1,3-diol and natamycin, in effective amounts to prevent spoilage of the milk for a period of at least 5 to 10 days. T... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5185166 | Process for the production of milk mineral concentrate and drink containing minerals A milk mineral concentrate free from any turbidity or precipitation can be obtained by filtering whey, which is a by-product obtained in the production of cheese and the use of which has been extremely limited so far, at a pH value of from 4 to 6 through ... | 02/09/1993 |
