WO1996035336A1 - A process for producing an undenatured whey protein concentrate - Google Patents
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
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- A23C9/142—Milk preparations; Milk powder or milk powder preparations in which the chemical composition of the milk is modified by non-chemical treatment by dialysis, reverse osmosis or ultrafiltration
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
- A23C—DAIRY PRODUCTS, e.g. MILK, BUTTER OR CHEESE; MILK OR CHEESE SUBSTITUTES; MAKING THEREOF
- A23C9/00—Milk preparations; Milk powder or milk powder preparations
- A23C9/14—Milk preparations; Milk powder or milk powder preparations in which the chemical composition of the milk is modified by non-chemical treatment
- A23C9/142—Milk preparations; Milk powder or milk powder preparations in which the chemical composition of the milk is modified by non-chemical treatment by dialysis, reverse osmosis or ultrafiltration
- A23C9/1422—Milk preparations; Milk powder or milk powder preparations in which the chemical composition of the milk is modified by non-chemical treatment by dialysis, reverse osmosis or ultrafiltration by ultrafiltration, microfiltration or diafiltration of milk, e.g. for separating protein and lactose; Treatment of the UF permeate
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
- A23J—PROTEIN COMPOSITIONS FOR FOODSTUFFS; WORKING-UP PROTEINS FOR FOODSTUFFS; PHOSPHATIDE COMPOSITIONS FOR FOODSTUFFS
- A23J1/00—Obtaining protein compositions for foodstuffs; Bulk opening of eggs and separation of yolks from whites
- A23J1/20—Obtaining protein compositions for foodstuffs; Bulk opening of eggs and separation of yolks from whites from milk, e.g. casein; from whey
- A23J1/205—Obtaining protein compositions for foodstuffs; Bulk opening of eggs and separation of yolks from whites from milk, e.g. casein; from whey from whey, e.g. lactalbumine
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
- A23C—DAIRY PRODUCTS, e.g. MILK, BUTTER OR CHEESE; MILK OR CHEESE SUBSTITUTES; MAKING THEREOF
- A23C2210/00—Physical treatment of dairy products
- A23C2210/20—Treatment using membranes, including sterile filtration
- A23C2210/208—Removal of bacteria by membrane filtration; Sterile filtration of milk products
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- thermosensitive proteins serum albumin and lactoferrin were partially heat denatured and hence precipitated in the curd.
- Said related applications describe experiments where W.P.C. was prepared using the lowest level of heat treatment of milk compatible with safety standards, so as to obtain a whey protein distribution having a relatively high content of the thermolabile serum albumin.
- the object of this invention is to provide an improved process for preparing a whey protein concentrate that has adequate bacterial reduction without protein denaturation. It is a particular object to provide a process that will achieve a whey protein concentrate having a serum albumin of at least 9.5% and adequate bacterial reduction. This approximately 9.5% level of serum albumin was found in our studies to be important for the achievement of sustained increase of tissue glutathione for the properties such as improved systemic humoral immune response described above (References 2 and 3).
- Microfiltration with membranes having a 1.4 micron porus size has been recently utilized to remove bacteria and other particles from milk in order to obtain a commercially "sterile" milk (5).
- This method a 2 to 3 Log reduction of bacterial count in milk was achieved; hence a bactericidal effect greater than what is obtained in traditional milk pasteurization (72-78 °C/ 15 sec: 98% bacterial reduction) (6).
- the industrial methods of separation of the caseins are based on the destabilization of these proteins either by lowering the pH of milk to the isoelectric point (pH 4.6) at 20° C or by enzymatic (rennet) hydrolysis of the Kappa casein which stabilizes the micelles.
- Figure 2 illustrates the glutathione promoting activity of said whey protein concentrate to which we have applied the trademark Immunocal, in an in vitro assay as described below.
- the activity of said product is compared with a control milk protein (casein i.e. Ca caseinate) and another commercial whey protein concentrate with low serum albumin content (Allicin 855, mentioned in Table 5).
- casein i.e. Ca caseinate
- Allicin 855 mentioned in Table 5
- Protein content (N X 6.38) and total lipids of samples were determined in duplicate respectively by the standard method of Kjeldahl and the method of Mojonnier. Moisture content was determined in duplicate by the AOAC method (7).
- Total coliforms count was determined following incubation at 37 °C for 18 hours in brilliant green using the most probable number method.
- Total bacteria count (aerobic mesophiles) was determined following incubation at 32 °C for 48 hours in PCA medium. Both methods are approved by the International Dairy Federation and American Public Health Association.
- Lactose was measured by the enzymatic method. Glutathione determination
- Intracellular glutathione was measured by enzymatic assay using niacinamide- diphosphate, dithio-nitrobenzene and glutathione reductase. Briefly, MT-4 human lymphocyte T cells were harvested after 72 hours of incubation at 37 °C under 5% CO 2 using standard methods of tissue culture in the presence of varying concentration of WPC (0.01 to 1 mg/ml). The cells were then lysed with ice-cold water and 6% sulfosalicylic acid, centrifuged at 600g for 10 min, and supernatants collected and processed. Spectrophotometric analysis was performed for 2 min at 412 nanometres (nm) and results were expressed in nrnole of GSH/10 7 cells.
- a process for producing an undenatured whey protein concentrate having a serum albumin content of about 9.5% or more as a byproduct of a process for making cheese comprising:
- step 1 cold standardization of the fat content in milk is effected at a temperature not greater than about 4°C.
- This approach we reduce the outgrowth of bacteria. Furthermore this method reduces the breakdown of fat globules which would lead to further reactions involving enzymes and bacterial metabolism.
- the usual practice has been to use a temperature in the range of 50 °C to 65 °C as this is the most efficient range for skimming to a level of 0.05% of fat.
- skim raw milk obtained after step 1 is microfiltered to provide a first permeate having a bacterial count at least as good as the standard applicable to pasteurized milk.
- step 1 The microfiltration of the skim milk obtained in step 1 was carried out on a microfiltration system with controlled transmembrane pressure as set up by Alfa-Laval filtration system Denmark (MFS-7 system with 1.4 sq m membrane surface). Ceramic membranes were obtained from Membralox (pore size 1.4 micron). Table 1 below shows the operating conditions during microfiltration of skim raw bovine milk using a ceramic membrane, as previously described having a pore size of 1.4 microns.
- TMP Transmembrane Pressure
- Flux 950 L/h m 2 Raw milk should be used that has been skimmed at a temperature not in excess of about 4°C.
- the temperature used during microfiltration of the raw milk should be in the range of about 40 °C to 45 °C. As previously noted significant denaturation of serum albumin does not begin to occur until about 55 °C.
- Table 2 shows the microbial counts of the milk following microfiltration. We have noted a 2-3 log reduction in bacterial counts in accordance with the literature (5). This confirms the efficacy of the method. As expected, the lipids are in the retentate. The protein content of the permeate is only marginally different from that of the retentate and there is no difference between permeate and retentate in the type of proteins as measured by electrophoresis. Hence no selected retention of proteins is noted over a 1.4 micron membrane.
- the microbial counts of the permeate compare favourably with standards applicable to conventional pasteurization.
- step 3 is pasteurization of the microfiltered milk.
- the temperature used in this invention should be below 75 °C and preferably about 70°-72°C for up to about 20 seconds.
- step 4 involves cooling of the microfiltered milk.
- the temperature is accordingly immediately reduced, such as by flash cooling to a temperature of about 30°C prior to cheese making.
- Additives of this sort are avoided during production of cheese if the whey generated is being used for this invention. Yield can also be increased in conventional practice by the addition of milk derivatives (casein, whey protein) to milk being transformed into cheese. This procedure is avoided because it influences the quality of the protein content of the whey. The various fraction found in normal whey will be modified resulting in a whey protein concentrate having less undenatured bovine serum albumin per unit of total protein. The pH is to be maintained at not less than 6 at this chilling stage and until concentration of the whey.
- milk derivatives casein, whey protein
- step 5 Repining follows in step 5 and this involves the addition of cultures to milk about 24 hours before starting cheese making.
- the only additives are the usual lactic cultures.
- step 6 The next step in manufacturing cheese is curd making, illustrated in step 6, Figure 1, which includes the following stages namely:
- Emmental cheese requires a temperature of more than 50°C. Raising the curd to this temperature before separation of the whey and maintaining such temperatures would affect the serum albumin content. It is highly desirable to avoid any cheese making steps that involve a temperature in excess of 40°C. No additional whey is collected for the purposes of this invention during shaping and final pressing of the curd as the pH by then of any whey associated with the curd would be below pH 6.
- the whey obtained in step 6 should be chilled to about 4°C. as soon as it is separated from the curd, and this is illustrated on Figure IB as step 8.
- the metabolism of the lactic acid bacteria is reduced and acidity does not increase.
- No additives (such as H 2 O 2 ) should be used as antibacterial agents. Instead we use low temperature inhibition of bacterial metabolism.
- the pH of the whey should never be below pH 6 before it is concentrated.
- the whey that has been collected is first centrifuged to take out excess fat (Alfa-Laval M ⁇ HMRPX-214TGV) that was present during cheese production, chilled to 4°C. and stored till ultrafiltration (U.F.) is carried out.
- excess fat Alfa-Laval M ⁇ HMRPX-214TGV
- the temperature is then raised at 40 °C for the ultrafiltration using, for example, Romicon cartridge (2.3 sq.m.) with a cut off of 50,000 dalton.
- the retentate is submitted to diafiltration by adding distilled water so as to reduce the lactose level in the dry matter to less than 10% of total solids. 1 volume of retentate to 1 volume of water is used and this procedure is
- the membrane flux increases 2 to 2.5% per degree centigrade, giving a similar increase in capacity of a manufacturing plant. This means that without special reasons for operations at low temperature, it is an advantage in conventional practice to operate at as high a temperature as possible.
- the temperature utilized in most other commercial methods during this procedure is 50°C. This level of temperature facilitates a higher flux through the membranes hence more retentate production per unit of time and per unit of membrane. In our method, the draw-back of less production per unit of membrane is compensated by increasing the membrane surface.
- the objective of not exceeding 40°C. is obtained throughout the system by fine tuning the points of input and output in the system so as to avoid a heat producing unbalance between the two.
- step 10 the temperature is lowered to 4°C. in step 10 and kept at that temperature till freeze drying or spray drying is started.
- the microbial counts of the retentate compare favourably with standards applicable to conventional pasteurization. These standards differ in each jurisdiction. As an example, the province of Quebec, Canada, requires that total bacteria count (aerobic mesophiles (32 °C) be maintained below 50,000 (log 4.69), both in the factory and in the final product in the case of powdered milk products. Coliforms are to be below 10.
- the province of Quebec, Canada requires that total bacteria count (aerobic mesophiles (32 °C) be maintained below 50,000 (log 4.69), both in the factory and in the final product in the case of powdered milk products. Coliforms are to be below 10.
- the province of Quebec, Canada requires that total bacteria count (aerobic mesophiles (32 °C) be maintained below 50,000 (log 4.69), both in the factory and in the final product in the case of powdered milk
- Table 4 illustrates the composition of whey protein concentrate powder obtained using the principles described above.
- PROTEIN (%) 78.04 77.00 77.08 ⁇ -Lactalbumin (%) 22.00 22.80 22.20
- Table 7 represents analysis results of an undenatured whey protein concentrate prepared generally in accordance with the present invention made by the Japan Governmental Food analysis centre.
- the Japanese Government Food analysis centre also conducted a comparison of the serum albumin content of the undenamred whey protein concentrate generally made in accordance with this invention with three best commercial whey protein concentrates available on the market.
- the serum albumin content for the product of this invention was found to be 11.7 as compared with 7.7, 7.7 and 5.5 respectively for the conventional products.
- the process of this invention therefore provides a practical procedure for making undenatured whey protein concentrate. Furthermore, it has the advantage of using a by product of cheese production which is a high pollutant. It is a promising prophylactic and therapeutic approach which utilizes what was until now a continuing financial problem for the dairy industry which is responsible for the disposal of this major water pollutant.
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