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Cream cheese made from whey protein polymers

CA 2490736 C · Owner: Kraft Foods Holdings, Inc. · Inventors: Mehring, Amanda Dees; Lindstrom, Ted Riley; Hudson, Heather Michelle

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This invention relates to a cheese product and a novel method for preparing a cheese product. More specfically this invention relates to cream cheese product prepared using an edible fat and polymerized whey protein as a protein source, obtainable from a whey protein concentrate. A cream cheese product prepared according to the present method exhibits an unexpected increase in firmness and has excellent syneresis properties.

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  • Filed December 21, 2004 and granted June 25, 2013. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended December 21, 2024.
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FiledDecember 21, 2004
GrantedJune 25, 2013
Term endedDecember 21, 2024
Patent numberCA 2490736 C
Classification (IPC)A23C19/05 +2 more

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2005200720092011201320152017201920212023Application filedDec 21, 2004Patent grantedJune 25, 2013Term endedDec 21, 2024

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