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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2006
Timothy Joseph Carroll, Palmerston North, NZ;
Hasmukh Ambalal Patel, Palmerston North, NZ;
Miguel Alejandro Gonzalez-martin, Hamburg, DE;
James William Dekker, Palmerston North, NZ;
Michael Anthony Collett, Palmerston North, NZ;
Marc William Lubbers, Melbourne, AU;
Timothy Joseph Carroll, Palmerston North, NZ;
Hasmukh Ambalal Patel, Palmerston North, NZ;
Miguel Alejandro Gonzalez-Martin, Hamburg, DE;
James William Dekker, Palmerston North, NZ;
Michael Anthony Collett, Palmerston North, NZ;
Marc William Lubbers, Melbourne, AU;
Fonterra Co-Operative Group Limited, Auckland, NZ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method of pressure treating a bioactive composition comprising at least one bioactive component to prevent the growth of at least one unwanted microorganism while retaining a desired level activity of the at least one bioactive component. The bioactive component is selected from one or more proteins protein hydrolysates, one or more lipids or lipid hydrolysates, one or more carbohydrates, one or more probiotic factors, or mixtures thereof. The pressure treatment is at a predetermined pressure from about 350 to 1000 MPa.