A spray-dried composition comprising an enzyme which is a β-galactosidase having transgalactosylating activity and a maltodextrin and/or sodium chloride.

The present invention relates to a lactase solution comprising a lactase solution comprising less than 10 g/kg of poly and oligosaccharides, a process for the production of such a lactase solution from an untreated lactase solution, a sterilized lactase, whereby such lactose is filter sterilized in-line with the milk production process.

The invention concerns a sweetened strained fermented dairy product comprising a dairy material, at least one steviol glycoside, at least one additive selected from a polysaccharide of fructose units and a salt. The product may further comprise a lactase enzyme.

The invention relates to a polynucleotide comprising a lacZ gene (lacZ.sup.FS) encoding a β-galactosidase characterized by a particular profile regarding its efficiency of hydrolysis of lactose. The invention is also directed to a Streptococcus thermophilus strain comprising a lacZ.sup.FS allele and bacterial composition thereof, and their use to obtain fermented milk not undergoing post-acidification.

The present invention relates to polypeptides, specifically polypeptides having transgalactosylating activity and nucleic acids encoding these, and their uses in e.g. dairy product.

The invention relates to methods for making strained acidic, for example fermented, dairy products having reduced carbohydrates, compositions comprising strained acidic, for example fermented, dairy products having reduced carbohydrates, and methods for using such compositions, as well as products generated using strained acidic, for example fermented, dairy products having reduced carbohydrates.

Methods for preparing dairy compositions utilize an electrodialysis apparatus to separate a feed stream into a lactose stream and a mineral stream. The feed stream can be a UF permeate fraction, a NF retentate fraction, or a RO retentate fraction. The brine input to the electrodialysis apparatus can be a milk mineral stream.

This specification relates to a method for reducing the amount of lactose in a milk-based substrate containing lactose, wherein said method comprises contacting said substrate with an enzyme having neutral lactase activity at a temperature of more than about 50° C., and wherein said lactase reduces the amount of lactose in said substrate by at least about 70%.

The invention relates to a process for producing a lactose-free milk powder with a fat-standardized content, such as whole milk, skim milk, lowfat milk, organic milk, non-organic milk and the like.

The present invention relates to compositions, particularly liquid compositions, comprising polypeptides having beta-galactosidase activity, methods of making said compositions, and uses of the compositions for making e.g. dairy products. The polypeptides having beta-galactosidase activity are modified by glycation of lysine and/or arginine residues by incubating the enzyme in the presence of reducing sugars, optionally combined with a heat treatment. Thereby, transgalactosylating activity is increased.