Food products and systems and methods for their production involve microfiltration (MF) of fluid skim to form a MF retentate, combining the MF retentate with cream and subjecting the combination to ultrafiltration (UF) to form a UF retentate. Prior to UF, the composition is formed of non-acidified components. Following UF, the UF retentate is acidified and forms a food product including a high solids content. The solids content may be further increased using evaporation. The resulting cheese or cheese base contains a lower whey protein ratio in a fat:casein:whey protein ratio compared to systems and methods that do not employ MF.

Food products and systems and methods for their production involve microfiltration (MF) of fluid skim to form a MF retentate, combining the MF retentate with cream and subjecting the combination to ultrafiltration (UF) to form a UF retentate. Prior to UF, the composition is formed of non-acidified components. Following UF, the UF retentate is acidified and forms a food product including a high solids content. The solids content may be further increased using evaporation. The resulting cheese or cheese base contains a lower whey protein ratio in a fat:casein:whey protein ratio compared to systems and methods that do not employ MF.

The present invention relates to a method of preparing cottage cheese wherein the amount of acid whey as a by-product is reduced and the production time in the cheese vat is reduced.

The present invention relates to a method of preparing sour dairy products wherein the amount of acid whey as a by-product is considerably reduced. In particular, the sour dairy products are concentrated fermented milk products including all kinds of strained yoghurt such as Greek yoghurt, labneh and skyr, as well as fresh cheeses such as cream cheeses and quark, and other products which are concentrated after fermentation.

The present invention relates to a method of preparing sour dairy products wherein the amount of acid whey as a by-product is considerably reduced. In particular, the sour dairy products are concentrated fermented milk products including all kinds of strained yoghurt such as Greek yoghurt, labneh and skyr, as well as fresh cheeses such as cream cheeses and quark, and other products which are concentrated after fermentation.

A novel method for producing an assembly of at least one milk protein and at least one plant protein in different food matrices or compositions. The assembly of at least one milk protein and at least one plant protein produced in this way, and the use of the assembly are also described.

A method of making cheese comprising the steps of preparing a paste-like emulsified homogenous pre-cheese mixture, heat treating the pre-cheese mixture of step cooling the pre-cheese mixture of step renneting and filling the pre-cheese mixture of step, characterised in that in step and/or step the pre-cheese mixture is cooled down to a temperature of 41 to 60 C. A related cheese making apparatus, a method of filling and portioning, and pre-cheese mixtures are also disclosed.

A method of making cheese comprising the steps of preparing a paste-like emulsified homogenous pre-cheese mixture, heat treating the pre-cheese mixture of step cooling the pre-cheese mixture of step renneting and filling the pre-cheese mixture of step, characterised in that in step and/or step the pre-cheese mixture is cooled down to a temperature of 41 to 60 C. A related cheese making apparatus, a method of filling and portioning, and pre-cheese mixtures are also disclosed.

The present invention relates to a process for producing an acidified protein product, such as quark.

The present invention relates to a process for producing an acidified protein product, such as quark.