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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2006
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2002
Thomas Henry, McHenry, IL (US);
Charles Hunt, DePere, WI (US);
Jerry Urben, Waunakee, WI (US);
ConAgra Dairy Products Company, Naperville, IL (US);
Abstract
An improved method for making cheese is provided. The method comprises pasteurizing and acidifying one or more dairy components to obtain a cheese diary product. The cheese dairy product is coagulated to form a coagulum comprising curd and whey. The coagulum is cut and the whey is removed therefrom, thereby leaving the curd. The curd is heated and kneaded to produce a fiberous mass. An extender is added to the curd or to the fiberous mass, and the extender comprises at least one source of fat. The fiberous mass is processed to produce a cheese product. By this method. By this method, the casein/fat ratio can be increased early in the process so that less fat is wasted through removal with the whey. The fat content of the cheese product can then increased later in the process through the use of the extender, thereby creating a more cost-effective product.