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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 1994
Filed:
Mar. 31, 1993
Linda K Jackson, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Deanna M Brown, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Yeong-Ching A Hong, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
John J Standholm, Green Bay, WI (US);
Kraft General Foods, Inc., Northfield, IL (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a low-fat processed cheese manufactured from skim milk cheese. In the method of the invention, a mixture of skim milk cheese, a low viscosity bulking agent and an emulsifying salt is provided. The mixture is heated to an elevated temperature of from about 175.degree. F. to about 240.degree. F. The mixture is held at the elevated temperature for a period of from about 0.5 minutes to about 8 minutes to provide a homogeneous molten cheese mass. The cheese mass is then packaged to provide a low fat processed cheese. The low-fat processed cheese of the invention is particularly suitable for the manufacture of processed cheese slices.