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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2023
Applicant:
Leprino Foods Company, Denver, CO (US);
Inventors:
Paulos Tesfe, Commerce City, CO (US);
Jiancai Li, Englewood, CO (US);
Bradley Maier, Broomfield, CO (US);
Richard K. Merrill, Highlands Ranch, CO (US);
Assignee:
Leprino Foods Company, Denver, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23C 19/084 (2006.01); A23J 3/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23J 3/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure includes denatured whey protein compositions. The compositions include at least 60 wt. % protein on a dry weight basis, less than 8 wt. % native glycomacropeptide (GMP), greater than 2 wt. % enzymatically hydrolyzed GMP relative to the total weight of the protein, a proteolysis index of at least 8 wt. %, and greater than 50 wt. % denatured whey proteins relative to the total weight of the protein.