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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 03, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Xiao-Qing Han, Naperville, IL (US);
Joseph E. Spradlin, Hot Springs, AK (US);
Assignee:
Kraft Foods, Inc., Northfield, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23C 1/908 ; A23C 2/106 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23C 1/908 ; A23C 2/106 ;
Abstract
The present invention discloses a method of preparing a process cheese containing lactose wherein the cheese remains free of lactose crystals. The method includes a step in which a dairy liquid is heated at a temperature, and for a duration in time, that are sufficient to inhibit or prevent crystallization of the lactose after formation of the process cheese. The ratio of dairy liquid to cheese is from about 1:1 to about 3:1 by weight. The invention additionally discloses the lactose-containing process cheese stabilized against the formation of lactose crystals, prepared by the process of the invention.