Patent ID: 8236362

Claim:
A stable concentrated dairy liquid comprising about 9 to about 15 percent total protein, about 0.3 to about 17 percent fat, about 0.5 to about 5 percent lactose, about 0.05 to about 1 percent stabilizer selected from a chaotropic agent, a calcium-binding buffer, or other stabilizer which binds calcium, and about 0.05 to about 1 percent mouthfeel enhancer selected from sodium chloride, potassium chloride, sodium sulfate, and mixtures thereof; wherein the stabilizer and the mouthfeel enhancer are in amounts and in a ratio which are effective to prevent gelation during sterilization, effective to prevent gelation during storage of the stable concentrated dairy liquid and effective to provide an improved mouthfeel over a similar dairy liquid without the stabilizer and mouthfeel enhancer, wherein the stable concentrated dairy liquid has a F o of 5 to about 12 and wherein the stable concentrated dairy liquid is resistant to gelation for at least about six months of storage under ambient conditions.