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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Brian S. Baker, Millersberg, PA (US);
Gregory T. Zerphy, Elizabethtown, PA (US);
Brandt C. Cook, New Cumberland, PA (US);
Assignee:
Hershey Foods Corporation, Hershey, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23G 1/00 ; A23L 2/39 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23G 1/00 ; A23L 2/39 ;
Abstract
The present process is directed to a method of crystallizing the lactose in milkfat which comprises (a) mixing the milk powder with water in an amount sufficient to initiate crystallization when subjected to shearing and heating, and (b) subjecting the product of (a) to shearing and heating under conditions effective to crystallize the lactose, said heating being conducted at a temperature greater than the glass transition temperature of the lactose and below the temperature at which the product will have a burnt flavor.