US 12,133,537 B2
Food products and systems and methods of making same
Thomas Alexander Glenn, III, Shoreview, MN (US); and Christina Maria Di Pietro, St. Paul, MN (US)
Assigned to Land O'Lakes, Inc., Arden Hills, MN (US)
Filed by LAND O'LAKES, INC., Arden Hills, MN (US)
Filed on Jan. 11, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/573,476.
Application 17/573,476 is a continuation of application No. 16/405,476, filed on May 7, 2019, granted, now 11,259,535.
Prior Publication US 2022/0132879 A1, May 5, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A23C 9/142 (2006.01); A23C 3/02 (2006.01); A23C 9/13 (2006.01); A23C 9/137 (2006.01); A23C 19/04 (2006.01); A23C 19/08 (2006.01)
CPC A23C 9/1422 (2013.01) [A23C 3/02 (2013.01); A23C 9/1322 (2013.01); A23C 9/137 (2013.01); A23C 9/1427 (2013.01); A23C 19/043 (2013.01); A23C 19/08 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
14. A fermented dairy product comprising:
an admixture of a dairy product,
one or more active dairy cultures,
an emulsifying agent, and
a total solids content of about 25 wt % to about 65 wt %,
the fermented dairy product having one of an elastic texture or a plastic texture and being formed at or below 145° F. when the emulsifying agent is added as a liquid to a combination of the dairy product and the one or more active dairy cultures such that the fermented dairy product retains the one or more active dairy cultures,
wherein the dairy product includes a concentrated dairy milk.