US 11,889,845 B2
Methods for treating a divided cheese product and compositions thereof
Andrea Stange, Fenton, MO (US)
Assigned to Allied Blending LP, Keokuk, IA (US)
Filed by Allied Blending LP, Keokuk, IA (US)
Filed on Jul. 15, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/377,067.
Application 17/377,067 is a continuation of application No. 16/818,251, filed on Mar. 13, 2020, granted, now 11,096,400.
Application 16/818,251 is a continuation of application No. 16/577,530, filed on Sep. 20, 2019, granted, now 10,624,361, issued on Apr. 21, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0337819 A1, Nov. 4, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A23C 19/16 (2006.01); A23C 19/086 (2006.01); A23C 19/10 (2006.01); A23P 10/43 (2016.01); A23C 19/06 (2006.01)
CPC A23C 19/06 (2013.01) [A23C 19/086 (2013.01); A23C 19/105 (2013.01); A23P 10/43 (2016.08); A23C 2250/10 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for producing a package of cheese shreds, comprising:
mixing cheese shreds and anticaking agent at a load between 2 wt. % and 10 wt. % in relation to the cheese shreds to form anticake-coated cheese shreds, the anticaking agent comprising 15-30 wt. % reducing sugar and 0.01-0.8 wt. % glucose oxidase; and
sealing the anticake-coated cheese shreds into a package without modifying the atmosphere in the package or using an inert gas flush,
wherein the concentration of oxygen in the sealed package is less than 0.5% within 3 days of being sealed.