Patent ID: 8329237

Claim:
A process for producing a concentrated and sterilized milk product comprising the steps of: (a) performing a concentration process by reverse osmosis on a starting material comprising milk or a milk product and forming a more concentrated milk product, wherein, the concentration process is performed at a temperature of no greater than 45° F. using a membrane having a molecular weight cut-off of 100 Da, wherein the starting material is subjected to a pressure of 450 psi to 1500 psi, and further wherein the concentration process removes water from the starting material; and (b) performing a sterilization process on said more concentrated milk product by heating, wherein the sterilization process comprises a first heating step that heats the more concentrated milk product from a temperature of about 45° F. to a first elevated temperature between 175° F. to 177° F. within 45 seconds.