US 12,349,701 B2
Denatured milk proteins, methods of making, and protein fortified foods
Paulos Tesfe, Commerce City, CO (US); Jiancai Li, Englewood, CO (US); Bradley Maier, Broomfield, CO (US); and Richard K. Merrill, Highlands Ranch, CO (US)
Assigned to Leprino Foods Company, Denver, CO (US)
Filed by Leprino Foods Company, Denver, CO (US)
Filed on Nov. 7, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/503,535.
Application 18/503,535 is a continuation of application No. 18/097,003, filed on Jan. 13, 2023, granted, now 11,825,860.
Prior Publication US 2024/0237673 A1, Jul. 18, 2024
Int. Cl. A23J 3/08 (2006.01)
CPC A23J 3/08 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A fortified food and/or beverage product, comprising:
greater than or about 4 wt. % protein, based upon a weight of the fortified food and/or beverage product;
wherein the fortified food and/or beverage product comprises a denatured whey protein composition, the denatured whey protein composition comprises:
at least 70 wt. % protein on a dry weight basis;
greater than 2 wt. % fat, based upon a dry weight basis weight of the denatured whey protein composition;
wherein the denatured whey protein composition is characterized by a particle size distribution value of about 0.3 μm to about 3 μm, wherein greater than or about 50 wt. % of a total protein in the denatured whey protein composition comprises denatured whey protein; and
less than 8 wt. % native glycomacropeptide (GMP) and greater than 2 wt. % enzymatically hydrolyzed GMP relative to a total weight of the protein in the denatured whey protein composition.