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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2022
Applicant:
The Provost, Fellows, Scholars and Other Members of Board of Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, IE;
Inventors:
Ramesh Babu Padamati, Dublin, IE;
Mukesh Prabhakar Pednekar, Dublin, IE;
Assignee:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23C 9/15 (2006.01); A23C 9/142 (2006.01); A23C 9/16 (2006.01); A23J 1/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23C 9/1512 (2013.01); A23C 9/1422 (2013.01); A23C 9/16 (2013.01); A23J 1/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of producing a low-lactose milk protein concentrate comprising the steps of providing a starting liquid milk protein concentrate, pre-treating the milk protein concentration by ultra-sonication, and treating the pre-treated milk protein concentration by diafiltration to provide a calcium depleted low-lactose milk protein concentrate. The process of the invention provides a milk protein concentrate with high levels of protein, less than 1% lactose, and a calcium level that is depleted by at least 20% compared with an untreated milk protein concentrate.