IP Library Granted Patent US 7,399,494
Granted Patent B2
US 7,399,494 · App. 10/680,115 · Granted Jul 15, 2008

Quick water-dissolved film product, for treating milk with bacteria and/or enzymes

Assignee: Biofarmitalia S.p.A.
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Patent No.
US 7,399,494
App. No.
10/680,115
Granted
Jul 15, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

High solubility film product comprising a starch and/or a cellulose and at least one bacterium or enzyme chosen from those necessary for milk fermentation, coagulation or curdling.

Claims (30)

1. A soluble solid film for treating milk to produce dairy products, comprising:

at least one oxidized starch,

at least one cellulose, and

at least one milk treatment bacterium,

wherein the cellulose is selected from the group consisting of hydroxypropylmethylcellulose, hydroxyethylcellulose, hydroxypropylcellulose and carboxymethylcellulose,

wherein the milk treatment bacterium is incorporated into a solid mass of the cellulose and the oxidized starch, and

wherein the cellulose and the oxidized starch are chemically bonded to one another.

2. The soluble solid film according to claim 1 , wherein the milk treatment bacteria are lactic acid cultures selected from the group consisting of probiotic, prebiotic, symbiotic cultures and mixtures thereof.

3. The soluble solid film of claim 1 , wherein the milk treatment bacterium is at least one lactic acid culture selected from the group consisting of a probiotic culture, a prebiotic culture, and a symbiotic culture.

4. The soluble solid film according to claim 1 , wherein the cellulose and the oxidized starch are chemically bonded by an ester bond.

5. The soluble solid film according to claim 4 , wherein the cellulose is hydroxypropylmethylcellulose.

6. A soluble solid film for treating milk to produce dairy products, comprising:

at least one oxidized starch,

at least one cellulose, and

at least one milk treatment bacterium dispersed in the solid film,

wherein the cellulose is at least one selected from the group consisting of hydroxypropylmethylcellulose, hydroxyethylcellulose, hydroxypropylcellulose and carboxymethylcellulose,

wherein the solid film is a homogeneous mixture of the oxidized starch, the cellulose and the milk treatment bacterium, and wherein the oxidized starch and the cellulose are chemically bonded together.

7. The soluble solid film of claim 6 , wherein the milk treatment bacterium is at least one selected from the group consisting of a lactic acid bacteria, bifido bacteria, non-elactic acid bacteria and non-bifido bacteria.

8. The soluble solid film of claim 6 , wherein the milk treatment bacterium includes lactic acid bacteria.

9. The soluble film of claim 6 , wherein the cellulose is at least one selected from the group consisting of hydroxypropylmethylcellulose and hydroxyethylcellulose.

10. The soluble solid film of claim 6 , wherein the cellulose is present in an amount of from 27 to 70% by weight based on the total weight of the solid soluble film.

11. The solid soluble film of claim 6 , wherein the cellulose is present in an amount of from 32 to 70% by weight based on the total weight of the soluble solid film.

12. The soluble solid film of claim 6 , wherein the cellulose is present in an amount of from 41 to 70% by weight based upon the total weight of the soluble solid film.

13. The solid soluble film of claim 6 , having a thickness of between 10 and 70 microns.

14. The soluble solid film of claim 6 , wherein the milk treatment bacterium is at least one selected from the group consisting of lyophilized streptococcus thermophilus, lyophilized lactobacillus rhamnosus, lyophilized bifido bacterium breve, lyophilized lactobacillus casei, and lyophilized lactobacillus paracasel.

15. A process, comprising:

mixing the soluble solid film of claim 6 with milk to form a culture mixture, and

forming a dairy product from the culture mixture.

16. The soluble solid film according to claim 6 , wherein the cellulose and the oxidized starch are chemically bonded by an ester bond.

17. The soluble solid film according to claim 16 , wherein the cellulose is hydroxypropylmethylcellulose.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 20, 2007
From: BIOFARM S.R.L.
To: BIOFARMITALIA S.P.A.
Reel/Frame 018911/0631 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 7, 2004
From: PINNA, MARCO; PINNA, FAUSTO
To: BIOFARM SRL
Reel/Frame 015186/0861 →
Priority Claims (1)
IT MI2002A2344 · Nov 5, 2002 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20040086599A1 · May 6, 2004