Patents Assigned to Snow Brand Milk Products, Inc.
  • Process for preparing a fraction having a high content of .alpha.-lactalbumin from whey and nutritional compositions containing such fractions
    Patent number: 5503864
    Abstract: A process for producing an .alpha.-lactalbumin-enriched fraction from whey is disclosed. The process involves heating pH-adjusted whey to a temperature sufficient to cause aggregation of .beta.-lactoglobulin molecules, and fractioning the whey using ultrafiltration or microfiltration, the .alpha.-lactalbumin-enriched fraction obtained by the process is useful for making breast milk substitutes and other nutritional compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 2, 1996
    Assignee: Snow Brand Milk Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Yukio Uchida, Masaharu Shimatani, Tamami Mitsuhashi, Masanobu Koutake