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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2021
Applicant:
Fairlife, Llc, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Shakeel Ur-Rehman, Naperville, IL (US);
Timothy Peter Doelman, Glencoe, IL (US);
Assignee:
fairlife, LLC, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23C 9/142 (2006.01); A23C 9/15 (2006.01); A23C 9/123 (2006.01); A23C 3/02 (2006.01); A23C 9/13 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23C 9/1422 (2013.01); A23C 3/02 (2013.01); A23C 9/123 (2013.01); A23C 9/1234 (2013.01); A23C 9/1307 (2013.01); A23C 9/1322 (2013.01); A23C 9/1425 (2013.01); A23C 9/15 (2013.01); A23C 2210/252 (2013.01); A23C 2260/05 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed are processes for producing high protein, Greek yogurt products. Such processes can include a step of concentrating a skim milk product to produce a protein-enriched milk fraction, which then can be combined with one or more additional milk fractions to form a yogurt base. The yogurt base is inoculated with a yogurt culture and fermented, and at least a portion of the acid whey is removed from the fermented product using a ceramic ultrafiltration membrane system to form the Greek yogurt product.