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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Imperial Biotechnology Limited, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23C 9/12 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23C 9/12 ;
Abstract
A method for cheese ripening using a primary starter culture and an attenuated starter culture, wherein the attenuated starter culture is treated with a surface active agent, such as SDS, which substantially kills all of the attenuated starter culture cells, but maintain their enzyme activity, and accelerate cheese ripening without compromising flavor.