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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2000
Bee Gim Lim, Singapore, SG;
Tsui Luan Ng, Singapore, SG;
Sven Heyland, Weiningen, DE;
Thang Ho Dac, Le Mont/Lausanne, CH;
Nestec S.A., Vevey, CH;
Abstract
The invention relates to a hydrolysate and a process for the production of the hydrolysate. The process includes a fermenting step wherein a Koji substrate of a protein containing material and a carbohydrate that has been injected with a culture of a lactic acid bacteria that is capable of imparting a specific characteristic note to the hydrolysate is fermented to produce a fermented Koji and a hydrolysis step wherein the fermented Koji is hydrolyzed at a temperature of between about 2° C. and 50° C. and a pH of from about 5.6 to 7.0 for a period of from about 1 to 20 days to produce a hydrolysate. The characteristic note of the hydrolysate is stronger than if the inoculation with the lactic acid bacteria occurred after the fermentation stage.