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Method of preparing cheese starter media

  • US 4,621,058 A
  • Filed: 04/09/1984
  • Issued: 11/04/1986
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/11/1983
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of making a dried, reconstitutable, bacteriophage-resistant starter medium for cheese-making microorganisms, said method comprising the step of:

  • providing a quantity of liquid nutrient for said microorganisms including a major proportion of whey;

    preparing, separately from said quantity of nutrient, a liquid preblend having a phosphate anti-bacteriophage agent dispersed therein;

    adding said liquid preblend to said nutrient to form a liquid mixture, and allowing said agent to react with available calcium ion in said mixture, said reaction step comprising the step of agitating the liquid mixture for a period of from about 1 to 12 hours; and

    drying the reacted mixture to form a substantially uniform and homogeneous, flowable, dried starter medium.

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