Patents Assigned to CHR. Hansen A/S
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Publication number: 20240130384Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising one or more novel Streptococcus thermophilus strain(s), and the use of said composition for producing a fermented product such as a dairy product with e.g. an increased sweetness. The invention also relates to novel Streptococcus thermophilus strain(s) as such.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2022Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicant: Chr. Hansen A/SInventors: Jesper BROEND, Sonja BLOCH, Kim Ib SOERENSEN
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Publication number: 20240132832Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of frozen or dry compositions for prokaryotes, in particular fermentative bacteria such as lactic acid bacteria, a method for preparing frozen or dry prokaryotic compositions and compositions which may be prepared by said method. The cells in a cell concentrate are activated by allowing them to ferment a carbohydrate, before freezing and/or drying to provide a product. The hydrophobicity of the cell surface increases during activation, and this has been found to increase the storage stability of the product.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2021Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicant: Chr. Hansen A/SInventors: Zuzana Mladenovska, Surender Kumar Dhayal, Kim Nielsen
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Publication number: 20240084281Abstract: Variants of chymosin with improved milk-clotting properties are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Applicant: Chr. Hansen A/SInventors: Johannes Maarten van den Brink, Jesper Langholm Jensen, Jonas Jacobsen, Martin Lund, Iben Jeppesen, Christian Jaeckel
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Patent number: 11896022Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for making low-moisture mozzarella cheese using recent developments in the technical knowledge about the interactions between cultures, coagulants and cheese technology to increase cheese yields and maintain the cheese quality and functionalities. An optimization may lead to a higher pH and higher dry matter of the curd at the whey off step i.e. pH higher than 6.3 and ideally higher than 6.4 and solid non-fact content higher than 18%, without any modification of the curd composition at the stretching step, i.e. pH between 5.0 and 5.3 and more precisely between without any modification of the curd composition at the stretching step, i.e. pH between 5.0 and 5.3 and more precisely between 5.05 and 5.25, Ca/SNF between 1.7% and 2.4% and more precisely between 1.7 and 2.2%, dry matter between 53% and 55% and more precisely between 53.5% and 54.5%. The coagulant has a C/P ratio of at least 25.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2019Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: Chr. Hansen A/SInventors: Sebastien Roustel, Véronique Jactat, Ulf Mortensen, Viviana Ester Bruno, Michael Mitsuo Saito
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Publication number: 20240023568Abstract: The present invention relates to encapsulation of microbial cultures to improve the robustness and stability upon storage. In particular, the present invention relates to dry preparations of microbial cultures, such as lactic acid bacteria (LAB), coated by a fat-matrix that increase survivability and mitigate post-acidification upon storage at ambient temperature for extended periods of time.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2021Publication date: January 25, 2024Applicant: Chr. Hansen A/SInventors: Surender Kumar Dhayal, Anisha Goel, Simranjeet Tiwana
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Publication number: 20240026281Abstract: Present invention relates to dried lactic acid bacteria compositions are stabilised with synergistic mixtures of stabilisers selected from oligofructans, maltodextrin, inulin and pea fibre. The mixtures have been found to stabilise the compositions during the drying (e.g. freeze-drying) process and during storage.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2021Publication date: January 25, 2024Applicant: Chr. Hansen A/SInventors: Furqan Ali, Surender Kumar Dhayal
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Publication number: 20240008502Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel Streptococcus thermophilus strain having improved texturizing properties, compositions comprising said strain as well as fermented products manufactured using said strain.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2021Publication date: January 11, 2024Applicant: Chr. Hansen A/SInventors: Thomas Janzen, Ditte Ellegaard Christiansen, Jesper Broend, Victoria Prebner
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Patent number: 11856970Abstract: Described are the Bacillus subtilis strain deposited as DSM 32685 and mutant strains thereof which are susceptible to relevant antibiotics, have inhibitory activity against, for example, Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, E. coli and Salmonella, and have the ability to facilitate degradation of non-starch polysaccharides and thereby increase the amount of available oligosaccharides (sugar) in animal feed. Also described are compositions comprising at least one Bacillus subtilis strain of the disclosure and optionally further bacteria and/or one or more types of yeast and methods of using such compositions.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2019Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Chr. Hansen A/SInventors: Dorthe Sandvang, Ole Knudsmark Sjoeholm, Line Skjoet-Rasmussen, Jette Mundus Nielsen
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Publication number: 20230416673Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel Streptococcus thermophilus strain having improved texturizing properties, compositions comprising said strain as well as fermented products manufactured using said strain.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2021Publication date: December 28, 2023Applicant: Chr. Hansen A/SInventors: Kim Ib Soerensen, Mette Pia Junge, Jesper Broend, Victoria Prebner
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Patent number: 11827913Abstract: Variants of chymosin with improved milk-clotting properties are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2022Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: Chr. Hansen A/SInventors: Johannes Maarten Van Den Brink, Jesper Langholm Jensen, Jonas Jacobsen, Martin Lund, Iben Jeppesen, Christian Jaeckel
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Publication number: 20230341182Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a process for electrostatic spray drying of a living microorganism, the process comprising the following steps: a. Providing a suspension, comprising a number of components, including a microorganism, a solvent and an additive; b. Applying an electrostatic charge to said suspension; c. Forming droplets of said suspension; d. Drying said droplets, thereby forming dried particles; and e. (Optionally) collecting the dried particles.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2021Publication date: October 26, 2023Applicant: Chr. Hansen A/SInventors: Jimi Kjaersgaard Pettersson, Wendy Ossieur, Michelle Milling Madsen, Kim Nielsen
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Publication number: 20230329264Abstract: The present invention relates to a high temperature resistant Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. lactis DSM 32009 strain that can be used in the production of cheese where the curd is cooked at high temperature (>50° C.).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2023Publication date: October 19, 2023Applicant: Chr. Hansen A/SInventors: Gaelle Lettier Buchhorn, Dina Vanell, Kim Ib Soerensen, Gunnar Oeregaard, Annette Kibenich, Per Stroeman
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Publication number: 20230323332Abstract: The present invention relates to microencapsulated microbial cultures with high storage stability and methods for producing these. In particular, the present invention relates to microbial cultures formulated in complex coacervates comprising octenyl succinic anhydride (OSA) starch and chitosan, products comprising such formulations.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2021Publication date: October 12, 2023Applicant: Chr. Hansen A/SInventors: Pravin Vasant Gadkari, Furqan Ali, Surender Kumar Dhayal
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Publication number: 20230292779Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods for producing continental cheese in a non-wash process.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2021Publication date: September 21, 2023Applicant: Chr. Hansen A/SInventors: Mia Ryssel, Thomas Baek Pedersen, Peter Beierholm Poulsen, Sebastien Roustel
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Publication number: 20230292780Abstract: The present invention is in the field of food technology. The present invention provides methods of controlling growth of Listeria by limiting their access to manganese More specifically, the present invention provides a method of inhibiting or delaying growth of Listeria by reducing the manganese concentration in a food product which is preferably a dairy product. The invention also provides manganese scavengers and uses thereof to inhibit or delay Listeria growth.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2021Publication date: September 21, 2023Applicant: Chr. Hansen A/SInventors: Lieke VAN GIJTENBEEK, Solvej SIEDLER, Helle Skov GULDAGER, Louise Essendrup STEFFENSEN
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Patent number: 11758914Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of producing a Streptococcus thermophilus strain comprising the steps of a) Providing a mother strain in the form of Streptococcus thermophilus DSM32502, b) Growing a culture of the mother strain in the presence of a bacteriophage, to which the mother strain is not resistant, to obtain a number of mutant strains, which are resistant to the said bacteriophage, c) Measuring the acidification time of the bacteriophage-resistant mutant strains and the mother strain in a milk base and selecting at least one mutant strain with a reduced acidification time as compared to the mother strain to obtain a fast-acidifying mutant strain.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2022Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: Chr. Hansen A/SInventors: Jeorgos Trihaas, Thomas Janzen, Patrick Derkx
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Patent number: 11744259Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of producing a fermented milk product comprising adding lactic acid bacteria to milk, wherein the bacteria comprise Lactobacillus casei and at least one further strain of lactic acid bacteria of a species other than Lactobacillus casei, wherein the further strain has a deficiency in lactose metabolism but is capable of metabolizing one or several carbohydrates other than lactose present in the milk.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2017Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: Chr. Hansen A/SInventors: Mirjana Curic-Bawden, Luciana Luciana Jimenez, Mette Oehrstroem Runge, Karen Guillotte, Pia Frost Jensen
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Patent number: 11723378Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition suitable for preparing a dairy product comprising at least one starter culture and a Lactobacillus rhamnosus strain capable of imparting onto the dairy product an enhanced creamy flavor without affecting the rheology negatively, the fermentation time or the post-acidification of the dairy product. The present invention further relates to processes for preparing a dairy product, such as a low-fat yogurt or cheese, which has a high content of diacetyl. A Lactobacillus rhamnosus strain useful for preparing such dairy product is also part of the present invention.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2021Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: Chr. Hansen A/SInventors: Stina Dissing Aunsbjerg Nielsen, Helle Skov Guldager, Cecilie Lykke Marvig Nielsen
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Publication number: 20230240310Abstract: The invention relates to preparation of fermented food products, including dairy or dairy analogue products, with Pichia kluyveri and lactic acid bacteria in the presence of carbohydrate(s) which is sucrose, fructose, glucose or mixtures thereof. Fermentation of such products can be made using a starter culture composition comprising Pichia kluyveri strain(s) and lactic acid bacteria strain(s). The composition optionally comprises carbohydrate(s) which is sucrose, fructose and/or glucose.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2021Publication date: August 3, 2023Applicant: Chr. Hansen A/SInventors: Patrizia Buldo, Raquel Fernandez, Kasui Tang, Kristian Fog Nielsen, Asger Geppel
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Publication number: 20230232851Abstract: The present invention is in the field of dairy technology. It relates to methods of inhibiting Listeria in dairy products, characterized in that the fermentation is carried out using Lactobacillus rhamnosus DSM 32092 or a mutant thereof. The invention also provides use of Lactobacillus rhamnosus DSM 32092 to inhibit Listeria and dairy products comprising Lactobacillus rhamnosus DSM 32092 such as cheeses.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2021Publication date: July 27, 2023Applicant: Chr. Hansen A/SInventors: Mikkel Gulmann Madsen, Helle Skov Guldager, Louise Essendrup Steffensen, Shannon Neuens, Anja Kristiansen, Cecilie Lykke Marvig Nielsen, Dana Wolle