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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2000
Filed:
Aug. 31, 1999
K Rajinder Nauth, Wheeling, IL (US);
Mary Lynum, Schaumburg, IL (US);
Kraft Foods, Inc., Northfield, IL (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a stabilized cream cheese composition comprising a product of a nisin-producing fermentation. The product may be a cream cheese fermentation mix fermented with a nisin-producing culture, or it may be nisin-containing whey; alternatively the cream cheese composition may comprise both products. The stabilized cream cheese composition described inhibits the growth of objectionable or pathogenic microorganisms. The invention also provides a method of making a stabilized cream cheese composition, and a method of inhibiting the growth of an objectionable or pathogenic microorganism in a cream cheese composition.