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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2019
Meiji Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Mitsuho Shibata, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazumitsu Ohtsubo, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshinori Satake, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazunori Kashiwagi, Kanagawa, JP;
Meiji Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The object of invention is to provide solid milk with favorable solubility and enough strength and the method of manufacturing the solid milk. The solid milk of the invention has X-ray diffraction pattern of its surface area that has a main peak of 2θ=10-15° at 2θ=10-11° or at 2θ=12-13°. A method for the manufacture of solid milk comprises compressing powdered milk to obtain compressed powdered milk; humidifying the compressed powdered milk to obtain humidified compressed powdered milk; and drying the humidified compressed powdered milk to obtain the solid milk. A part of amorphous lactose at the surface of the solid milkis crystallized at the steps of humidifying step and drying.