A liquid dairy blend is suitable for being used in the preparation of dairy-based culinary sauces or prepared culinary dishes, and contains milk proteins and fat. The milk proteins are whey-protein and casein, the ratio of whey-protein:casein is from 0.3-0.5, and the pH of the liquid dairy blend is from 5.8-6.2. A method of producing the liquid dairy blend is also provided.

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 concerns a sweetened dairy product comprising a dairy material, at least one steviol glycoside, and a lactase enzyme.

The invention concerns a sweetened dairy product comprising a fermented dairy composition, and a specific steviol glycoside composition comprising Rebaudioside B. The invention also concerns specific steviol glycoside compositions comprising Rebaudioside B. The fermented dairy composition may comprise lactase and may be strained fermented dairy composition.

The invention relates to a liquid or semi-liquid bioactive dairy composition formed from a bioactive powder containing a colostrum powder and/or milk powder and immunoglobulin G (IgG), water and a food grade acid; the composition having a pH between 2.5-4.0. The bioactive dairy composition can be used in the preparation of a range of ready-to-drink and ready-to-eat food products having bioactive properties. Processes for the preparation of the bioactive dairy composition and the associated food and beverage products is also described.

The invention relates to a powdered human milk fortifier comprising a protein component typically present in an amount ranging from 6 wt/wt % to 20 wt/wt % of the fortifier powder, and a fat component typically present in an amount of from about 0.1 wt/wt % to 10 wt/wt % of the fortifier powder and a carbohydrate component selected from the group of Lactose and Oligosaccharides present in the in an amount from 50 wt/wt % to 75 wt/wt % of the fortifier powder; a moisture in the powdered milk fortifier in present in quantity of about 1.5 wt/wt % to about 4.5 wt/wt % of the powdered human milk fortifier; nutrients in the powdered milk fortifier selected from the group of Nucleotides, Minerals including but not limited to calcium, phosphorous, IgA, IgM, IgG, Lactoferrin, Nucleotides, Linolenic acid and Growth factors alike.

The invention further provides a powdered human milk lipid rich fortifier with a fat component in a quantity ranging from 40 wt/wt % to about 80 wt/wt %, further in where the lipids are derived from human milk and a moisture component in quantity ranging from 1.5 wt/wt % to about 4.5 wt/wt %; and nutrients selected from the group of Nucleotides, Minerals including but not limited to calcium, phosphorous, IgA, IgM, IgG, Lactoferrin, Nucleotides, Linolenic acid and Growth factors alike.

The invention presents an energy rich human milk powder with an energy content in a quantity ranging from 70 cal/100 mL to about 90 cal/100 mL; a moisture component in a quantity ranging from 1.5 wt/wt % to about 4.5 wt/wt %; and nutrients selected from the group of Nucleotides, Minerals including but not limited to calcium, phosphorous, IgA, IgM, IgG, Lactoferrin, Nucleotides, Linolenic acid and Growth factors alike.

Preferably, the freeze dried human milk fortifier is provided in a unit dose container which holds from about in which about 0.5 gm to about 10 gm of said fortifier. The instant invention also relates to a method of providing nutrition to preterm infants by adding a fortifier powder to human milk and administering the fortified human milk to a premature infant. The invention further provides a method of promoting growth of a premature infant by administering fortified human milk to a premature infant.

The invention concerns a sweetened 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 present invention relates to a liquid dairy blend suitable for being used in the preparation of dairy-based culinary sauces or prepared culinary dishes, comprising milk proteins and fat; wherein the milk proteins are whey-protein and casein, the ratio of whey-protein:casein is from 0.3-0.5, and the pH of the liquid dairy blend is from 5.8-6.2. The present invention further relates to a method of producing the present liquid dairy blend.

The present invention relates to a method for producing buttermilk, comprising the steps of: providing raw cream having a fat content in the range of about 35% w/w to about 60% w/w; washing the raw cream with a washing liquid to provide a solution of the raw cream and the washing liquid; separating the washing liquid from the solution to provide washed cream with a reduced non-fat dry matter content; churning the washed cream to provide buttermilk having a content of phospholipids of at least 3% based on dry matter content, specifically at least 3.8%, more specifically at least 5.0%.

Disclosed are techniques and systems for producing microbials having anaplerotic oils that are rich in odd-chain fatty acids, and other beneficial components, at higher concentrations than those present in other natural dietary sources of OCFA, at lower cost, and higher production yield. Further, disclosed are examples of incorporation of these higher concentration OCFA products into food for human and non-human animal consumption.