Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a strained fermented dairy product comprising the following successive steps: (a) providing a dairy product, (b) adding a lactase and a culture of bacteria comprising at least one strain of thermophilic lactic acid bacteria, with the provision that that it does not comprise any strain of mesophilic lactic acid bacteria, and fermenting the dairy product to obtain a fermented dairy product, and (c) separating a liquid whey from the fermented dairy product to obtain a strained fermented dairy product.
Abstract:
Suggested is method for producing galactooligosaccharides, comprising the following steps:
(i) Providing an aqueous milk sugar solution; (ii) Sterilising the milk sugar solution; (iii) Performing a transgalactosilation of the milk sugars present in the sterilised milk sugar solution of step (ii) by adding at least one beta-galactosidase within its optimum temperature and pH value intervals for a period of at least 30 minutes, obtaining a reaction mixture; (iv) Inhibiting the enzyme mass in the reaction mixture of step (iii), and (v) Confectioning the reaction mixture of step (iv), Wherein (a) The enzyme mass is wholly or partly inhibited by setting a pH value outside the activity optimum of the enzymes; (b) The reaction mixture, together with the inhibited enzyme mass, is subjected to filtration, obtaining a retentate (R1) and a permeate (P1); (c) The inhibited amount of enzymes is separated as a retentate (R1) and is fed back to step (iii); and (d) The permeate (P2) containing the galactooligosaccharides is passed on to step (v).
Abstract:
The processes described herein are directed to cream cheese products containing galacto-oligosaccharides and having significantly reduced lactose levels. More specifically, lactose-containing dairy substrates are contacted with lactase enzyme(s) having hydrolytic and trans-galactosylation activities effective for converting at least 20 percent of the lactose in the dairy substrate to galacto-oligosaccharides. The enzyme-treated dairy substrate is then processed into galacto-oligosaccharide containing cream cheese products having reduced lactose levels. The cream cheese products provided herein have excellent nutritional and organoleptic properties.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a liquid milk-substituting food concentrate based on milk whey and/or derivatives derived therefrom and to methods for the preparation thereof, which concentrate can inter alia be very suitably used for the preparation of calf milk which has a good storage stability and which can obviate many of the drawbacks of conventional calf milk. In a liquid milk-substituting food concentrate based on milk whey according to the invention, lactose has been converted for more than 25% by conversions comprising at least a lactic acid fermentation. Further, the food concentrate comprises one or more organic acids other than lactic acid which have been added in a ratio of organic acid:lactic acid of 1:30 to 8:1.
Abstract:
A purified cold-active beta galactosidase enzyme, specific for lactose, having a stable enzymatic activity at a temperature below 8° C. In the presence of lactose, a purified cold-active beta galactosidase enzyme, specific for lactose, having a stable enzymatic activity at a temperature ranging between 0° C. and 50° C.
Abstract:
Whey or an ultrafiltrate of whey is treated to produce useful sweeteners by a method involving reacting whey with immobilized lactase to hydrolyze lactose to glucose and galactose, removing calcium ions from the whey, adjusting the pH of the whey to above 7 and reacting the whey with immobilized glucose isomerase to isomerize glucose to fructose.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to milk powder compositions comprising lactase and to processes for the manufacture of said milk powder compositions. The processes have been found to stabilise lactase in said milk powder compositions. It further relates to the use of said milk powder compositions in alleviating the symptoms of gastro-intestinal intolerance in mammals.
Abstract:
The present invention includes a method of producing non-settling hydrolyzed whey permeate with an enzyme, the non-settling hydrolyzed whey permeate concentrate, and nutritive additives and foods made therefrom.