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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2004
Applicants:
Katrina Fletcher, Palmerston North, NZ;
Ping Chen, Liwan Guanzhou, CN;
Tim Carroll, Palmerston North, NZ;
Inventors:
Katrina Fletcher, Palmerston North, NZ;
Ping Chen, Liwan Guanzhou, CN;
Tim Carroll, Palmerston North, NZ;
Assignee:
New Zealand Dairy Board, Wellington, NZ;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L 1/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention describes a method of enhancing clarity and/or stability properties of a protein-containing liquid or gel, comprising subjecting said liquid or gel to a pressure treatment of 100 Mpa or greater. Preferred proteins useful in the invention are whey protein isolates and whey protein concentrates. The methods of the invention may be used to improve the clarity and/or stability properties of fruit juices, vegetable juices, protein concentrates and protein syrups.