Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for producing cheese grains, comprising the steps of: providing a raw material; subjecting the raw material to a coagulation step, wherein a coagulant comprising a milk clotting enzyme is added to the raw material to form a coagulum; cutting the coagulum to form a curd mixture of cheese grains and whey;subject- ing the curd mixture to a scalding step, wherein the tem- perature of the curd mixture is raised to a range from about 60°C to about 95°C under stirring to form a scalded curd mixture;separating whey from the scalded mixture to provide cheese in form of grains having a protein content of about 10% to about 23% and pH of about 6 to about 7. The invention also relates to cheese having the moisture on a fat-free basis of about 65% to about 85%, a protein content of about 10% to about 23% and a pH of about 6 to about 7.
Abstract:
This invention relates to heat-expanded synthetic cheese products, heat-expandable precursors for forming same, the preparation of the precursor and the cheese products, and the use of a sugar alcohol for improving the organoleptic properties and/or the volume expansion % of the heat-expandable precursors and/or heat-expanded synthetic cheese products. The invention provides a heat-expanded synthetic cheese product, comprising:- from about 20% to about 59% by weight of a milk protein or a source thereof; from about 10% to about 50% by weight of a starch; from about 2% to about 24% by weight of a sugar alcohol; from about 3% to about 15% by weight of water; wherein the heat-expanded synthetic cheese product comprises no more than 10% by weight of fat, the percentages being percentages by weight of the total product, and wherein the heat-expanded synthetic cheese product is a microwave-expanded synthetic cheese product or a radiofrequency (RP)-expanded synthetic cheese product.
Abstract:
The present invention discloses an improved apparatus and method for making a vacuum microwaved food product on a commercial scale. The invention discloses a rotatable carousel having an annular region for a food product for placement into a vacuum microwave. Food products such as strawberries or cheese can be placed into the annular region and dehydrated in a vacuum microwave.
Abstract:
Die Erfindung bezieht sich auf ein Herstellungsverfahren eines Käses, der insbesondere grillierbar und frittierbar ist. Die Erfindung stellt ein Käseherstellungsverfahren vor, das die Möglichkeit gibt, einen Käse herzustellen, der unter Wärmeeinwirkung, insbesondere Feuer, Heizwendel, Mikrowelle oder Friteuse nicht in den Schmelzprozess übergeht. Dies wird dadurch erreicht, dass nach Herstellung des Rohkäses dieser in Fladen geschnitten wird und in eine heisse Flüssigkeit eingebracht wird, und zwar so lange, bis die Fladen auf der Flüssigkeit schwimmen. Vorzugsweise ist die Flüssigkeit Molke, die aus dem Käseherstellungsprozess gewonnen wird. Bei der Flüssigkeit kann es sich auch um heissen Dampf oder eine sonstige Art von Flüssigkeit handeln, die möglicherweise dem Käse einen zusätzlichen Geschmack verleiht.
Abstract:
The invention concerns a method for making a cheese product by processing an initial substance consisting of a cheese, comprising the following steps: a) thermal and mechanical treatment such as stirring the initial cheese fractionated into pieces, at a temperature less than 60 DEG C, to break down the initial cheese protein structure in a limited way; b) cooling the mixture of step a) to a temperature less than 50 DEG C to start building up the protein structure and to constitute a stable emulsion of fats with the initial cheese other constituents; c) if required, mechanically treating the paste obtained at b) in a worm device to complete the building up of the protein structure and stabilise the emulsion; and d) shaping the paste resulting from step c). The method is characterised in that steps a) and b) are carried out by adding to the initial cheese product a mixture comprising an emulsifying and chelating agent of calcium and sorbic acid or a salt thereof.
Abstract:
A method of preparing reduced fat foods is provided which employs a recrystallized and fragmented amylose precipitate. A starch having both amylose and amylopectin is gelatinized to allow preparation of pure amylose as a permeate of membrane filtration. The amylose is precipitated, recrystallized and then fragmented to form an aqueous dispersion that is useful in replacing fat in a variety of food formulations. The amylose precipitate can be derived from a starch which contains amylose, e.g., common corn starch, by gelatinizing the starch followed by precipitation of the amylose separation.
Abstract:
A method of preparing reduced fat foods is provided which employs a fragmented starch hydrolysate. A granular starch hydrolysate or a debranched amylopectin starch precipitate is fragmented to form an aqueous dispersion that is useful in replacing fat in a variety of food formulations. A wet blend of the fragmented starch hydrolysate and a hydrophilic agent is dried. The dry blend can be easily redispersed in water to form a particle gel useful in replacing fat and/or oil in a food formulation.
Abstract:
A method for preparing microparticulate beads of gel material comprises forming an emulsion from a gellable composition and an immiscible liquid and activating gellation of the composition thereby forming microparticulate gel beads. The gellable composition may comprise an alginate or pectate, divalent metal ions and possibly a sequestrant for the metal ions. The microparticulate beads are usable according to one aspect of the invention in or as fat substitutes and the invention includes such fat substitutes and food products incorporating the fat substitutes.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for preparing a partially cooked cheese product, as well as the partially cooked cheese product itself. The method appears applies specific times and temperatures to produce a pliable, carbohydrate free cheese product, which is tree of carbohydrates. The product can be used, for example, as a carbohydrate free all cheese bread substitute in "sandwich wraps" or other applications.