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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2008
Applicants:
Reetta Tikanmäki, Espoo, FI;
Harri Kallioinen, Haarojoki, FI;
Inventors:
Reetta Tikanmäki, Espoo, FI;
Harri Kallioinen, Haarojoki, FI;
Assignee:
Valio Ltd., Helsinki, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23C 9/154 (2006.01); A23C 9/00 (2006.01); A23C 9/12 (2006.01); A23C 9/142 (2006.01); A23C 9/15 (2006.01); A23C 21/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23C 9/1206 (2013.01); A23C 9/1422 (2013.01); A23C 9/1425 (2013.01); A23C 9/1512 (2013.01); A23C 21/023 (2013.01); A23C 2210/206 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention relates to a low-lactose and a lactose-free milk product and to a process for the production thereof. The lactose in the milk raw material is hydrolyzed, proteins, minerals and sugars are separated into different fractions by the membrane technique, and a low-lactose or a lactose-free milk product is composed from the fractions. The invention provides a milk product, the water therein originating from the original milk raw material. In addition, useful by-products are produced in the process.