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Food composition containing whey colloidal precipitate

Assignee: Beatrice Companies Inc
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Filing: 1978-12-01
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Granted: 1980-06-24
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Expires: 1998-12-01
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Abstract

Abstract A food-grade composition comprises a food of food-grade material, whey colloidal precipitate and water. The whey colloidal precipitate may effect the physical properties of clouding, stabilizing, gelling and emulsifying. The whey colloidal precipitate is a complex precipitate of whey in colloidal size ranges and is characterized by its ability to gell water and petroleum ether, is white in color, may be dried to a free-flowing powder and has no disagreeable whey taste.

Inventors

  • 👤 Syed M. M. Shah
  • 👤 Anthony J. Luksas

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 12:22
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61Q; A61Q1/00; A61Q1/02; A61Q1/04; A61Q1/06; A23; A23C; A23C21/00; A23L; A23L2/00; A23L2/38; A23L2/52; A23L27/00; A23L27/60; A23L27/66; A23L29/00; A23L29/10; A23L33/00; A23L33/10; A23L9/00; A23L9/20; A23L9/22; A61K; A61K8/00; A61K8/18; A61K8/96; A61K8/98; A61K8/981; A61K8/986; A61Q11/00; A61Q19/00; A23V; A23V2002/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 25
Claim 1
Independent Claim 172 words
A food-grade lipstick, face cream, face base, toothpaste, mouth wash or other pharmaceutical carrier or cosmetic composition comprising a food-grade material and from 0.01% to 25% of a modifier consisting essentially of a non-proteinaceous colloidal precipitate of whey, and wherein said whey colloidal precipitate is the product of a process having at least one step of (a) raising the pH of whey to at least 5.0 ,and (b) heating the whey to a temperature of at least 80° C. for a time sufficient to produce said precipitate, and the precipitate of that said process being identifiable as a complex precipitate which in aqueous suspension has an average particle size of less than 10 microns, is essentially white in color, exhibits no disagreeable taste in aqueous suspensions of up to about 30%, can be dried to a free-flowing powder, is capable of gelling water and petroleum ether, said whey being priorly sufficiently de-proteinated so that 5% by weight of trichloroacetic acid therein will not yield more than 5% by weight of precipitated protein.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 172 words
A food-grade lipstick, face cream, face base, toothpaste, mouth wash or other pharmaceutical carrier or cosmetic composition comprising a food-grade material and from 0.01% to 25% of a modifier consisting essentially of a non-proteinaceous colloidal precipitate of whey, and wherein said whey colloidal precipitate is the product of a process having at least one step of (a) raising the pH of whey to at least 5.0 ,and (b) heating the whey to a temperature of at least 80° C. for a time sufficient to produce said precipitate, and the precipitate of that said process being identifiable as a complex precipitate which in aqueous suspension has an average particle size of less than 10 microns, is essentially white in color, exhibits no disagreeable taste in aqueous suspensions of up to about 30%, can be dried to a free-flowing powder, is capable of gelling water and petroleum ether, said whey being priorly sufficiently de-proteinated so that 5% by weight of trichloroacetic acid therein will not yield more than 5% by weight of precipitated protein.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 14 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein said composition is an emulsion, suspension, or gel.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 25 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein said composition is an aqueous suspension and said composition contains a suspension stabilizing amount of the whey colloidal precipitate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 23 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein said composition is an emulsion and the composition contains an emulsifying amount of the whey colloidal precipitate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 24 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein said composition is an aqueous gel and the composition contains a gelling amount of the whey colloidal precipitate.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 13 words
The composition of claim 4 wherein the emulsion contains an oil or fat.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 16 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein said composition is a clouded suspension or a clouded solution.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 13 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the whey colloidal precipitate is substantially neutralized.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 9 words
The composition of claim 1 in a dried form.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 16 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the pH of the precipitate is between 5.0 and 8.5.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 13 words
The composition of claim 10 wherein the pH is between 6.5 and 7.8.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 15 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the amount of modifier is between 0.5% and 25%.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 15 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the amount of modifier is between 1% and 25%.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 15 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the amount of modifier is between 15% and 25%.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim 15 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the whey colloidal precipitate is derived from clarified whey.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim 16 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the whey colloidal precipitate is derived from ultrafiltered whey permeats.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim 36 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the composition also contains a non-toxic divalent cation selected from calcium and phosphorus in amounts wherein the properties of the whey colloidal precipitate for stabilization of aqueous suspensions are enhanced.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim 12 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the composition is a pharmaceutical carrier.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim 11 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the composition is a cosmetic.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim 11 words
The composition of claim 19 wherein the composition is a lipstick.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim 12 words
The composition of claim 19 wherein the composition is a face cream.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim 12 words
The composition of claim 19 wherein the composition is a face base.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim 11 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the composition is a toothpaste.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim 11 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the composition is a mouthwash.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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