US3899596A
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Method for the manufacture of cheeses
Assignee: Claudel SA
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Filing: 1974-04-10
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Granted: 1975-08-12
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Expires: 1994-04-10
Abstract
Abstract A process for the production of cheese which comprises treating milk by ultrafiltration to obtain a liquid product containing at least some of the protein constituents of the milk, subjecting this liquid to a heat treatment to bring it to the coagulation temperature, renneting the liquid product after inoculation with suitable ferments, introducing a batch of the renneted liquid into at least one vertical chamber in which it is left to coagulate in the stationary phase until a coherent mass is obtained, displacing the coagulated mass obtained upwards under the effect of a pressure uniformly distributed over the base of the mass, and cutting unit slabs of coagulum which will each constitute a cheese at the top of the chamber after the mass has emerged by a predetermined height.
Inventors
- 👤 Pierre Stenne
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 08:23
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23C; A23C19/00; A23C19/02; A23C19/028; A23C19/0285; A01; A01J; A01J25/00; A01J25/001
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
132 words
A PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF CHEESE WHICH COMPRISES TREATING MILK BY ULTRAFILTRATION TO OBTAIN AS A SUSTAINED FRACTION A LIQUID PRODUCT HAVING A HIGHER PROTEIN CONTENT THAN THAT OF THE MILK, SUBJECTING THIS LIQUID TO A HEAT TREATMENT TO BRING IT TO THE COAGULATION TEMPERATURE, RENNETING THE LIQUID PRODUCT AFTER INOCULATION WITH SUITABLE FERMENTS, INTRODUCING A BATCH OF THE RENNETED LIQUID INTO AT LEAST ONE VERTICAL CHAMBER IN WHICH IT IS LEFT TO COAGULTE IN THE STATIONARY PHASE UNTIL A COHERENT MASS IS OBTAINED, DISPLACING THE COAGULATED MASS OBTAINED UPWARDS UNDER THE EFFECT OF A PRESSURE UNIFORMLY DISTRIBUTED OVER THE BASE OF THE MASS, AND CUTTING UNIT SLABS OF COAGULUM WHICH WILL EACH CONSTITUTE A CHEESE AT THE TOP OF THE CHAMBER AFTER THE MASS HAS EMERGED BY A PREDETERMINED HEIGHT.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
132 words
A PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF CHEESE WHICH COMPRISES TREATING MILK BY ULTRAFILTRATION TO OBTAIN AS A SUSTAINED FRACTION A LIQUID PRODUCT HAVING A HIGHER PROTEIN CONTENT THAN THAT OF THE MILK, SUBJECTING THIS LIQUID TO A HEAT TREATMENT TO BRING IT TO THE COAGULATION TEMPERATURE, RENNETING THE LIQUID PRODUCT AFTER INOCULATION WITH SUITABLE FERMENTS, INTRODUCING A BATCH OF THE RENNETED LIQUID INTO AT LEAST ONE VERTICAL CHAMBER IN WHICH IT IS LEFT TO COAGULTE IN THE STATIONARY PHASE UNTIL A COHERENT MASS IS OBTAINED, DISPLACING THE COAGULATED MASS OBTAINED UPWARDS UNDER THE EFFECT OF A PRESSURE UNIFORMLY DISTRIBUTED OVER THE BASE OF THE MASS, AND CUTTING UNIT SLABS OF COAGULUM WHICH WILL EACH CONSTITUTE A CHEESE AT THE TOP OF THE CHAMBER AFTER THE MASS HAS EMERGED BY A PREDETERMINED HEIGHT.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
53 words
A process according to claim 1, wherein the ultrafiltered milk is accommodated in a tank, a series of coagulation chambers each provided with a piston and functioning in predetermined sequences are fed in sequence from the tank with a continuous supply of product, the heat treatment, inoculation and renneting being carried out continuously.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
A process according to claim 2, wherein, for each chamber, filling of the chamber from above and descent of the piston to its lowermost position take place simultaneously.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
A process according to claim 1, wherein a skimmed milk is treated by ultrafiltration and a predetermined quantity of edible fat is continuously added to the ultrafiltered milk before the heat treatment.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
A process according to claim 2, wherein the vertical chamber has a constant cross-section whose surface area is substantially equal to the surface area of the required cheese.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
A process according to claim 5, wherein the unit slabs of coagulum are deposited into moulds.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
43 words
A process according to claim 1, wherein the slabs of coagulum are cut without being separated so as to form, above the coagulation chamber, a stack of unit slabs, this stack being introduced into a container arranged in line with the aforementined chamber.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
A process according to claim 1, wherein the liquid product has a non-fat solids content of at least 18% by weight.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
34 words
A process according to claim 1, wherein the liquid product has a non-fat solids content of not more than 18% by weight, and the slabs of coagulum are cut to facilitate drainage of serum.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
21 words
A process as claimed in claim 9, wherein the liquid product has a non-fat solids content of about 14% by weight.
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