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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2022
Société Des Produits Nestlé S.a., Vevey, CH;
Christophe Joseph Etienne Schmitt, Servion, CH;
Lionel Jean Rene Bovetto, Lucens, CH;
Axel Syrbe, Clarens, CH;
Michael Dennis Sharp, Bakersfield, CA (US);
Madansinh Nathusinh Vaghela, Macedonia, OH (US);
Rajiv Indravadan Dave, Bakersfield, CA (US);
Markus Kreuss, Freimettigen, CH;
Eric Stanislas Kolodziejczyk, Vevey, CH;
SOCIÉTÉ DES PRODUITS NESTLÉ S.A., Vevey, CH;
Abstract
A food or beverage product with improved texture and mouthfeel. The food or beverage product includes aggregated proteins comprising micellar casein and whey protein aggregates. The product has a pH of 6.1-7.1, a concentration of 6-40 wt. % milk solids, a casein to whey protein ratio of 90/10-60/40, and a concentration of 3-8 mM free divalent cations. The agglomerates have a size of 5-50 microns mean diameter D(4,3) as measured by laser diffraction.