Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150011468 | USES OF CASEIN COMPOSITIONS - Casein compositions for increasing the rate of gastric emptying following ingestion of the composition, increasing the digestibility of a protein composition, or increasing the rate of delivery of amino acids to the blood, or for increasing the blood serum concentration of free leucine in a subject, preferably to substantially the same level as whey protein, the casein being about 10 to about 100% calcium depleted, having a degree of hydrolysis less than about 1% and having an unmodified phosphorylation pattern. | 01-08-2015 |
20140106029 | DAIRY PRODUCT AND PROCESS - The invention process provides a novel process of making cheese comprising the production of a coagulum which is caused to disaggregate into small curd particles in an in-line continuous flow process, separation of the curd particles from the whey and subsequent heating and mechanical working of the curd particles into a cheese mass. | 04-17-2014 |
20130196051 | DAIRY PRODUCT AND PROCESS - The invention relates to a liquid nutritional composition comprising (a) 2-25% by weight of a calcium-depleted milk protein concentrate (MPC) that has undergone a heat treatment to at least 80° C. and has between 15-45% by weight of the calcium removed; (b) 0-30% by weight fat; (c) 5-45% by weight carbohydrate; wherein the nutritional composition has a viscosity of less than 200 cP at a temperature of 20° C. and shear rate of 100 s | 08-01-2013 |
20130156888 | DAIRY PRODUCT AND PROCESS - The invention process provides a novel process of making cheese comprising the production of a coagulum which is caused to disaggregate into small curd particles in an in-line continuous flow process, separation of the curd particles from the whey and subsequent heating and mechanical working of the curd particles into a cheese mass. | 06-20-2013 |
20120294979 | DAIRY PRODUCT AND PROCESS - The invention process provides a novel process of making cheese comprising the production of a coagulum which is caused to disaggregate into small curd particles in an in-line continuous flow process, separation of the curd particles from the whey and subsequent heating and mechanical working of the curd particles into a cheese mass. | 11-22-2012 |
20120260369 | POLYNUCLEOTIDES AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING PLANTS - The invention provides methods and compositions for producing plant with altered biomass, the methods comprising the step of altering the expression and/or activity of the polypeptide comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO:1, or a variant thereof, in a plant cell or plant. The invention also provides a polypeptide comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO:1, and fragments of variants thereof the sequence. The invention also provides polynucleotides encoding such polypeptide sequences. The invention also provides constructs, cells and plants comprising such polynucleotides. | 10-11-2012 |
20120213906 | DAIRY PRODUCT AND PROCESS - The invention provides methods for preparing processed cheese and processed cheese products having reduced sodium content, while retaining desirable organoleptic characteristics, processability, food safety attributes and functional characteristics normally associated with processed cheese or processed cheese products having normal sodium content, and the processed cheeses and processed cheese products so produced. | 08-23-2012 |
20120189752 | DAIRY PRODUCT AND PROCESS - The present invention relates to methods of making flavour concentrates, in particular lipid, condensed and solids flavour concentrates, together with the flavour concentrates produced thereby. The flavour concentrates produced by the methods of the present invention have improved flavour and other characteristics and have wide application in the production of foods and beverages. | 07-26-2012 |
20120171327 | DAIRY PRODUCT AND PROCESS - The invention provides a method for preparing processed cheese without emulsifying salts, comprising: (a) providing a dairy liquid composition or a gelled dairy composition or both, comprising casein, at least part of which has a proportion of its divalent ions, including calcium ions, replaced with sodium or potassium ions; (b) cooking the composition or the combination of compositions to obtain an emulsion, and (c) cooling the cooked composition to obtain a processed cheese; wherein a substantially insoluble calcium source is mixed with at least one of the compositions at any time before the processed cheese forms in step (c). | 07-05-2012 |
20120114795 | DAIRY PRODUCT AND PROCESS - A method for preparing a modified whey protein concentrate (WPC) or whey protein isolate (WPI) is described. It involves (a) providing an aqueous WPC or WPI solution having a protein concentration of 15-50% (w/v), at a pH of 4.7-8.5; (b) heat treating the solution to more than 50° C., for a time that allows protein denaturation to occur; the heat treating comprising heating the solution while under conditions of turbulent flow. At the end of the heat treatment, the heat treated material may be promptly transferred to a drier or to be mixed with other ingredients. The heat-treated WPC or WPI is not subjected to a mechanical shear process prior to the transfer other than where liquid is converted into droplets to facilitate drying. The modified WPC is useful in the manufacture of food and drinks where a high protein content is desired without undesirable changes in texture. | 05-10-2012 |
20120027887 | DAIRY PRODUCT AND PROCESS - The invention process provides a novel process of making cheese comprising the production of a coagulum which is caused to disaggregate into small curd particles in an in-line continuous flow process, separation of the curd particles from the whey and subsequent heating and mechanical working of the curd particles into a cheese mass. | 02-02-2012 |
20110300229 | TREATING OR PREVENTING ROTAVIRUS INFECTION - Use of one or more of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), high CLA milk fat, or one or more bovine milk lipid compositions to treat or prevent rotavirus infection. | 12-08-2011 |
20110182943 | METHODS OF IMMUNE OR HEMATOLOGICAL ENHANCEMENT, INHIBITING TUMOUR FORMATION OR GROWTH, AND TREATING OR PREVENTING CANCER, CANCER SYMPTOMS, OR THE SYMPTOMS OF CANCER TREATMENTS - The present invention relates to administration of milk fat or a milk fat analogue, optionally with at least one additional therapeutic factor, preferably lactoferrin or metal ion lactoferrin, preferably iron lactoferrin, preferably bovine lactoferrin, preferably iron bovine lactoferrin, or a metal ion functional variant or functional fragment thereof, to inhibit tumour formation or growth, maintain or improve one or more of the white blood cell count, the red blood cell count, or the myeloid cell count, reduce cachexia, mucositis, and anemia, stimulate the immune system and treat or prevent cancer and the symptoms of cancer and side-effects of cancer therapies. The methods and medicinal uses of the invention may be carried out by employing dietary (as foods or food supplements), nutraceutical or pharmaceutical compositions. Compositions useful in the methods of the invention are also provided. | 07-28-2011 |
20110097472 | DAIRY PROTEIN GEL - A method for preparing a protein gel is provided. It comprises providing a daily starting material comprising casein; adjusting the pH, if required, to a pre-selected point in the range 5.0-8.0; subjecting the material with the pre-selected pH to a cooking step; adjusting the pH of the cooked product to 3.8-7.5, preferably 4.5-7.5; processing and/or packing the pH 3.8-7.5, preferably pH 4.5-7.5 product to form the final product or ingredient wherein at least 10% of the casein of the dairy starting material comprises alphas enriched casein having an alphas to beta casein weight ratio of greater than 1.25:1 or alphas depleted casein having an alphas to beta casein weight ratio of less than 0.8:1. The invention also provides an ingredient for use in the method. | 04-28-2011 |
20110009349 | METHODS OF MAINTAINING OR INCREASING GROWTH OR COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT - One or more complex lipids including gangliosides to achieve particular health benefits including maintaining or increasing cognitive development or maintaining or increasing growth in a foetal, infant or child subject. | 01-13-2011 |
20110003032 | DAIRY PRODUCT AND PROCESS - A yoghurt or a yoghurt drink is prepared by a method comprising: (a) providing a casein source that has been treated to remove a proportion of its divalent cations including at least a proportion of its calcium ions; (b) mixing the calcium-depleted casein source with one or more other ingredients to form a yoghurt milk, if required; (c) dispersing a substantially insoluble calcium source in the yoghurt milk; (d) heat treating the yoghurt milk; and (e) acidifying the mixture to a pH that causes gelling of the yoghurt milk. Step (c) is carried out at any time before gelling for set yoghurt and stirred yoghurt and the final packaging of drinking yoghurts. | 01-06-2011 |
20100196534 | DAIRY PRODUCT AND PROCESS - The present invention relates to methods of making flavour concentrates, in particular lipid, condensed and solids flavour concentrates, together with the flavour concentrates produced thereby. The flavour concentrates produced by the methods of the present invention have improved flavour and other characteristics and have wide application in the production of foods and beverages. | 08-05-2010 |
20100196533 | DAIRY PRODUCT AND PROCESS - The invention process provides a novel process of making cheese comprising the production of a coagulum which is caused to disaggregate into small curd particles in an in-line continuous flow process, separation of the curd particles from the whey and subsequent heating and mechanical working of the curd particles into a cheese mass. | 08-05-2010 |
20100143567 | DAIRY PRODUCT AND PROCESS - A viscoelastic fluid is prepared by shearing a gelled emulsion. The emulsion is an oil-in-water emulsion comprising 2% 12% (w/w) of a heat-treated protein that can form a heat-set gel and 5% 40% fat. The proteins used include whey protein and soy protein. The viscoelastic fluid may be used as a spread. It may also be used for the preparation of a plurality of different ultimate products formed from the original gel. | 06-10-2010 |
20100143538 | Dairy Product and Process - A method for preparing a yoghurt is provided. The method comprises (a) preparing a calcium-depleted milk composition comprising either (i) calcium-depleting a starting milk composition, or (ii) including within a starting milk composition a calcium-depleted milk ingredient selected from milk, fat standardised milk, skim milk, or milk concentrate; and (b) acidifying the calcium-depleted milk composition with chemical acidification or lactic acid producing bacteria, to prepare a yoghurt, wherein the calcium depletion is by contacting the milk composition or ingredient with a cation exchanger to replace calcium in the composition or ingredient with sodium or potassium. | 06-10-2010 |
20100136166 | DAIRY PRODUCT AND PROCESS - The invention is a method of preparing a gel. The method comprises forming an oil-in-water emulsion by mixing oil or fat with an aqueous medium. The mixture comprises 2% to 12% (w/w) of a heat-settable protein and 5% to 40% (w/w) oil or fat or a mixture of oil and fat. The mixture is homogenised at a pressure in the range 100 to 2000 bar. The homogenised emulsion is heated to 50° C. to 200° C. for a period sufficient to denature the proteins without allowing a gel to form. A gel is formed by adding a salt or by acidifying. The proteins used include whey protein and soy protein. | 06-03-2010 |
20100119682 | PROTEIN EMULSION GELS AND PROCESSES FOR THEIR PREPARATION - The invention relates to a method for preparing a gel comprising mixing oil or fat with an aqueous medium by homogenisation to form an oil-in-water emulsion and heating the mixture to 50° C. to 200° C. for a period sufficient to form an emulsion gel wherein the mixture comprises 1.0% to 3.8% (w/w) of a protein that forms a heat-set gel, and 5 to 18% oil or fat or a mixture of oil and fat. | 05-13-2010 |
20100062110 | In-Line Continuous Flow Process for Making Cheese - The invention provides a novel process of making cheese including a quick and efficient coagulation step forming discrete form and uniform curd particles in an in-line continuous flow process, separation of the curd particles from the whey and subsequent processing to produce a desired soft, semi-soft, hard or extra hard cheese. | 03-11-2010 |
20100021595 | Dairy Product and Process - The invention provides a method for stabilising a food or drink. The method comprises including a calcium-depleted milk protein concentrate in the food or drink. | 01-28-2010 |
20090105875 | DAIRY PRODUCT AND PROCESS - The present invention relates to a system for dispensing a customised serving. The system includes an ingredient storage module | 04-23-2009 |
20090041905 | FROZEN FOOD PACK - A microwaveable beverage pack comprising or including a free standing open top microwaveable container (with or without microwave shielding), having a piercable or removable lid that at least substantially closes the top of the container, and wherein said container contains a chilled or frozen composition microwaveable in the container to provide a hot foamed beverage. The container may include one or the other, or both of: (A) an opening as a vent, or an openable vent feature, in the container or lid, or both, to be above the level of the hot beverage composition and its foam in the free standing container, and/or (B) microwave shielding, integral with said container or as a separate apparatus, said microwave shielding to shield any of foam generated at the surface of the composition in the container when being microwaved. | 02-12-2009 |
20090017157 | POPULATION OF DAIRY COWS PRODUCING MILK WITH DESIRABLE CHARACTERISTICS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME - The invention relates to cows capable of producing milk low in total saturated fatty acids and high in mono- and poly-unsaturated fatty acids. | 01-15-2009 |
20080312423 | Preparation of Metal Ion-Lactoferrin - The present invention provides processes for preparing metal ion-lactoferrin by first immobilising lactoferrin in a lactoferrin-binding matrix and then contacting the immobilised lactoferrin with a source of metal ions, preferably a milk composition containing metal ions. A preferred product of the process is iron-lactoferrin. | 12-18-2008 |
20080260905 | Dairy Product and Process - The present invention is directed to a process for producing a dairy flavour ingredient, with an intense dairy flavour and low pH especially suitable for flavouring dairy products which are produced by “rapid” dairy technologies. The process includes blending a dairy based protein with an acid producing producing bacteria, fermenting at ph<5.5, further blending with ground cheese, further fermentation with and enzyme and heat inactivating the enzyme. | 10-23-2008 |