Abstract: The invention relates to the field of food technology and fermented dairy products, more specifically to a novel drinking yoghurt and processes for the manufacture thereof. Provided is method to provide a stabilized drinking yoghurt, comprising the steps of: (i) dissolving powdered amylomaltase-treated starch (ATS) in an aqueous composition under heating to a temperature in the range of 50-80° C., preferably 60-75° C., more preferably 70-75° C., followed by (ii) cooling the solution to a temperature in the range of 2-45° C., preferably 4-25° C., more preferably 4-8° C., to induce the formation of an ATS gel; (iii) preparing a gelled yoghurt by either adding the ATS gel as pre-gel to a conventionally prepared fermented yoghurt, or wherein the ATS gel is formed in situ during the fermentation of a milk product into a yoghurt; and (iv) shearing the gelled yoghurt.

Abstract: The invention pertains to whey-bound fresh cheese such as cream cheese, and the stabilization thereof using granular starch and an amylomaltase-treated starch and/or an emulsifier, and to methods of making such fresh cheeses. Whey-bound fresh cheeses with these additional ingredients display increased stability, which makes them suitable for application in heated food products. In addition, the invention is directed to food products comprising such whey-bound fresh cheeses, as well to methods of making these food products, and to use of a granular starch and amylomaltase-treated starch for the stabilization of a whey-bound fresh cheese.