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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 21, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2003
Tim Carroll, Palmerston North, NZ;
Ping Chen, Guangzhou, CN;
Michelle Harnett, Palmerston North, NZ;
James Harnett, Palmerston North, NZ;
Tim Carroll, Palmerston North, NZ;
Ping Chen, Guangzhou, CN;
Michelle Harnett, Palmerston North, NZ;
James Harnett, Palmerston North, NZ;
Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited, Auckland, NZ;
Abstract
The present invention broadly describes a method of pressure treating foods containing cultures, wherein the pressure treatments are performed under such conditions such that cultures survive while the growth of spoilage microflora is reduced, delayed, prevented or eliminated. Foods treated according to the invention include cultural dairy foods (such as yoghurts), fruit and vegetable juices and other dairy foods (such as cheese).