Patent ID: 11950605
Assignee: LAND O'LAKES, INC.
Field: Food chemistry (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A method for producing a dairy product, the method comprising:
adjusting a phosphate-to-calcium ratio of a starting dairy material by removing at least a portion of chloride (Cl−) or calcium (Ca+) from the starting dairy material;
subjecting the starting dairy material with the portion of chloride or calcium removed to anion exchange of phosphate and citrate for an anion of an eluting solution to produce a mineral-depleted dairy material;
concentrating the mineral-depleted dairy material; and
combining the concentrated mineral-depleted dairy material with dairy components produced from the starting dairy material to produce the dairy product,
wherein due to the presence of phosphate and citrate native to the starting dairy material in the concentrated mineral-depleted dairy material, the dairy product contains an amount of native phosphate and citrate sufficient to emulsify fat and hydrate protein in the dairy product.