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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2014
N.v. Nutricia, Zoetermeer, NL;
John Tobin, Mitchelstown, IE;
Jitti Chiaranaipanich, Voorschoten, NL;
Rudolph Eduardus Maria Verdurmen, Utrecht, NL;
Antonius Hendricus Janssen, Herpen, NL;
Olivier Bertrand Rabartin, Amsterdam, NL;
Raoul Charles Johan Moonen, Amersfoort, NL;
Martijn Johannes Van Der Hoeven, Utrecht, NL;
N.V. Nutricia, Zoetermeer, NL;
Abstract
A process and system is shown for obtaining a dry milk formula, having (a-i) ultrafiltration of an animal skim milk composition having 70-90 wt % casein and 10-30 wt % whey proteins, based on total protein, and (a-ii) ultrafiltration of an animal whey composition having 0-25 wt % casein and 75-100 wt % whey proteins, based on total protein; or (a-iii) ultrafiltration of a mixture of the compositions of (a-i) and (a-ii), (b) removing polyvalent ions from the UF permeate originating from step (a-i) and/or (a-ii) or (a-iii) to obtain at least one softened UF permeate; (c) combining the at least one softened UF permeate with a UF retentate to obtain a combined product; and (d) drying the combined product to obtain a dry milk formula.