Ultra-high temperature milk concentrate package and method of producing same

摘要

An ultrapasteurized liquid milk concentrate to provide a reconstituted milk beverage that tastes like fresh milk and a method for producing same. The method comprises heating a milk starting product to an elevated pasteurizing temperature under reduced pressure for an amount of time sufficient to evaporate liquid from the milk starting product to form a pasteurized, high-solids intermediate liquid milk concentrate. An amount of cream is mixed with the intermediate milk concentrate to form a condensed liquid blend having a preselected amount of fat content to produce said reconstituted milk beverage having the desired taste characteristics. A sufficient amount of a stabilizer material with a predetermined amount of said condensed liquid blend to produce a final liquid milk concentrate. The stabilizer material is effective to ensure uniform distribution of and prohibit separation and settling of milk solids in the ultrapasteurized liquid milk concentrate during storage. The final liquid milk concentrate is ultrapasteurized, homogenized and packaged to form an ultrapasteurized liquid milk concentrate package for subsequent mixing of the ultrapasteurized milk concentrate with water to form said reconstituted milk beverage.