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GB1560209A
GB1560209A GB25019/78A GB2501978A GB1560209A GB 1560209 A GB1560209 A GB 1560209A GB 25019/78 A GB25019/78 A GB 25019/78A GB 2501978 A GB2501978 A GB 2501978A GB 1560209 A GB1560209 A GB 1560209A
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    • A23FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
    • A23BPRESERVATION OF FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; CHEMICAL RIPENING OF FRUIT OR VEGETABLES
    • A23B2/00Preservation of foods or foodstuffs, in general
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    • A23FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
    • A23BPRESERVATION OF FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; CHEMICAL RIPENING OF FRUIT OR VEGETABLES
    • A23B11/00Preservation of milk or dairy products
    • A23B11/10Preservation of milk or milk preparations
    • A23B11/18Preservation of milk or milk preparations by addition of preservatives
    • A23B11/182Inorganic compounds, e.g. lactoperoxidase - H2O2 systems
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A23FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
    • A23BPRESERVATION OF FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; CHEMICAL RIPENING OF FRUIT OR VEGETABLES
    • A23B2/00Preservation of foods or foodstuffs, in general
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    • A23B2/725Preservation of foods or foodstuffs, in general by treatment with chemicals in the form of liquids or solids
    • A23B2/729Organic compounds; Microorganisms; Enzymes
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A23FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
    • A23CDAIRY PRODUCTS, e.g. MILK, BUTTER OR CHEESE; MILK OR CHEESE SUBSTITUTES; MAKING OR TREATMENT THEREOF
    • A23C9/00Milk preparations; Milk powder or milk powder preparations
    • A23C9/12Fermented milk preparations; Treatment using microorganisms or enzymes
    • A23C9/1203Addition of, or treatment with, enzymes or microorganisms other than lactobacteriaceae
    • A23C9/1213Oxidation or reduction enzymes, e.g. peroxidase, catalase, dehydrogenase

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Abstract

Liquid food products, particularly milk, are sterilised by a cold treatment in which oxygenated water is the sterilising agent, which is then removed completely by passing a stream of the products through a mass of fibres in which the enzyme catalase is incorporated. The process can also be carried out by bringing the fibres into contact with the products treated with oxygenated water and removing the fibres by filtration when the reaction is completed. In both cases the organoleptic properties of the food products, particularly of milk, remain unchanged.

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(54) IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO THE STERILIZING OF MILK AND FOODSTUFFS (71) We, SNAMPROGETTI S.p.A., a Company organised under the laws of Italy, of Corso Venezia 16, Milan, Italy, do hereby declare the invention, for which we pray that a patent may be granted to us, and the method by which it is to be performed, to be particularly described in and by the following statement: This invention relates to a method of sterilizing milk and other foodstuffs in the form of liquids or aqueous suspensions.
Milk gives rise to serious preservation problems, both when it is to be used as such and when it is to be converted into milk products such as cheese and yogurt. The preservation problems arise from pollution by bacteria. Milk, on account of its chemical composition, is an excellent culturing medium for bacteria, and they multiply therein at a very fast rate. As a matter of fact, milk is one of the most perishable foodstuffs.
A number of treatments such as sterilization, pasteurization and uperization, not substantially modifying the nutritional value of milk, have been used to enable milk to be kept for long periods. These treatments are mainly heat-treatments and require expensive installations which are, of necessity, centralized and often remote from the production centres. Furthermore, the problem of preserving milk still arises during the period between milking and the heat treatment. Refrigeration solves this problem only in part, both because it is not always practicable, and because it merely moderates the bacterial growth-rate. It is apparent that the period of time between milking and the heat-treatment must be as short as practicable.
It would suffice to add to the freshly drawn milk, hydrogen peroxide in a con centration of from 500 to 2,000 ppm. This treatment is extremely simple and cheap and does not require any special installations, and can be carried out immediately upon milking. It produces an absolutely sterile produce without any need of further treatment. In addition, the presence of hydrogen peroxide would keep the milk sterile during shipping and storage, the refrigeration problem and the need to minimize the times taken by these operations being thus overcome. However, this simple and efficient treatment cannot be carried out because hydrogen peroxide, due to its toxicity, must be driven off. This cannot be done without adding chemicals which would modify both the chemical and organoleptic properties of the milk.
It has now been found that it is possible to carry out a simple treatment which enables hydrogen peroxide to be eliminated without modifying the chemical composition of milk, by using the catalase enzyme, immobilized in fibres of a polymeric material according to the procedure disclosed in British Patent No. 1,224,947.
As a matter of fact the enzyme catalase, which catalyzes the conversion of hydrogen peroxide into water and oxygen, can simply be removed, on completion of the reaction, by merely separating the fibres in which the enzyme is immobilized from the milk. It is apparent that, by so doing, the overall treatment of sterilization and driving off of hydrogen peroxide involves, as regards the chemical composition of milk, merely a slight increase in its water content. It is also apparent that such a treatment can be applied to any foodstuff in the form of a solution or suspension.
Thus, according to the invention, there is provided a method of sterilizing milk or other foodstuff in the form of a liquid or an aqueous suspension, which comprises treating the liquid or suspension with hydrogen peroxide and subsequently converting the hydrogen peroxide to water and oxygen by means of catalase immobilized in fibre.
In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the fibre having catalase immobilized therein is placed in the hydrogen-peroxidecontaining liquid or suspension, and removed therefrom on completion of the conversion.
In another preferred embodiment of the invention, the fibre having catalase immobilized therein is placed in a reactor through which the liquid or suspension is caused to flow after it has been treated with the hydrogen peroxide.
The invention will now be illustrated by the following examples.
EXAMPLE 1 75g of cellulose triacetate were dissolved in one litre of methylene chloride at room temperature. To the polymeric solution, after it had been cooled to 1 'C there were added 150g of a solution of catalase contain ing 12.5mg/ml of protein, equivalent to 625.000 IU, ml, in a potassium phosphate buffer (0.01 M, pH 7.0) containing glycerol (30arc wti'wt). By stirring, there was obtained an emulsion composed by a fine dispersion of the enzymic solution in the solution of the polymer.
The emulsion was then extruded through a spinneret immersed in a coagulation bath of toluene. The filament thus formed was collected on a takeup drum and dried in air to drive off the toluene.
To one litre of milk in which, by a bacter ial count made according to APHA stan dards ("Standard Methods for the Examina tion of Dairy Products", 13th Edition, American Public Health Association, Inc., New York, 1972), 120x103 colonies/ml were present, hydrogen peroxide was added in an amount of 1.000 ppm. The milk was held for one hour at 35"C in a closed con tainer. Then, to the milk there was added 1 g of the catalase-occluding fibre and the mixture was kept for one hour at 25"C with mild stirring. The fibre was removed. The bacterial count of the treated milk was nil.
Determination of hydrogen peroxide was made with a EMDL Mod. 463 polarograph with a mercury drop electrode. after having added to 10 ml of the milk an equal volume of phosphate buffer (0.05M. pH 7.0) as the supporting electrolyte and after having reduced the oxygen level by flushing with nitrogen for 5 minutes. The concentration of hydrogen peroxide in the treated milk. calculated with the aid of a calibration curve obtained with milk samples of known H202 concentrations, was nil.
EXAMPLE 2 20 g of the fibre described in Example 1 were introduced into a tubular reaction vessel (diameter 12 mm, height lem), the temperature of which was thermostatically kept at 25"C. The fibres were arranged so as to have their axes parallel to the axis of the reactor. The reactor was continuously fed with 10 litres/hour of milk which had been stored at 35"C for 12 hours with 800 ppm of hydrogen peroxide in a sealed container.
Prior to the addition of hydrogen peroxide, there had been found, by the procedure described in Example 1, 150x10-3 bac teria/ ml.
After the milk had flowed through the column, no hydrogen peroxide was found, and the bacterial concentration was 7 bac teria/ ml.
EXAMPLE 3 To a cheese whey having a pH of 6.8 and a bacterial concentration of 108x10 bacteria/ml, hydrogen peroxide was added in a concentration of 500ppm. After 12 hours of storage at 36"C in closed container, the sol ution was passed through the reactor described in Example 2 at a rate of flow of 10 litres/hour. No hydrogen peroxide was found in the eluate. The bacteria count of the eluate was 6 per ml.
EXAMPLE 4 To one litre of milk, hydrogen peroxide was added at a concentration of 4,500 ppm.
To the milk, thermostatically kept at 25"C, there were added 250 mg of fibre containing catalase occluded therein and prepared according to the procedure described in Example 1. After 60 minutes, the fibre was withdrawn from the milk. The hydrogen peroxide concentration at this stage was found to be 2,000 ppm. After two additional hours, during which the milk was still kept at 25"C but out of contact with the fibre, the hydrogen peroxide concentration was again 2,000 ppm. Then the fibre was re introduced into the milk, and, after one hour, the hydrogen peroxide concentration had dropped to 950 ppm. The fibre was removed from the milk once more and, after two further hours, the hydrogen peroxide concentration was still 950 ppm. These facts show that the separation of the fibre from the milk ensures also the complete removal of the catalase enzyme.
WHAT WE CLAIM IS 1. A method of sterilizing milk or other foodstuff in the form of a liquid or an aque ous suspension, which comprises treating the liquid or suspension with hydrogen peroxide and subsequently converting the hydrogen peroxide to water and oxygen by means of catalase immobilized in fibre.
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**WARNING** start of CLMS field may overlap end of DESC **. applied to any foodstuff in the form of a solution or suspension. Thus, according to the invention, there is provided a method of sterilizing milk or other foodstuff in the form of a liquid or an aqueous suspension, which comprises treating the liquid or suspension with hydrogen peroxide and subsequently converting the hydrogen peroxide to water and oxygen by means of catalase immobilized in fibre. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the fibre having catalase immobilized therein is placed in the hydrogen-peroxidecontaining liquid or suspension, and removed therefrom on completion of the conversion. In another preferred embodiment of the invention, the fibre having catalase immobilized therein is placed in a reactor through which the liquid or suspension is caused to flow after it has been treated with the hydrogen peroxide. The invention will now be illustrated by the following examples. EXAMPLE 1 75g of cellulose triacetate were dissolved in one litre of methylene chloride at room temperature. To the polymeric solution, after it had been cooled to 1 'C there were added 150g of a solution of catalase contain ing 12.5mg/ml of protein, equivalent to 625.000 IU, ml, in a potassium phosphate buffer (0.01 M, pH 7.0) containing glycerol (30arc wti'wt). By stirring, there was obtained an emulsion composed by a fine dispersion of the enzymic solution in the solution of the polymer. The emulsion was then extruded through a spinneret immersed in a coagulation bath of toluene. The filament thus formed was collected on a takeup drum and dried in air to drive off the toluene. To one litre of milk in which, by a bacter ial count made according to APHA stan dards ("Standard Methods for the Examina tion of Dairy Products", 13th Edition, American Public Health Association, Inc., New York, 1972), 120x103 colonies/ml were present, hydrogen peroxide was added in an amount of 1.000 ppm. The milk was held for one hour at 35"C in a closed con tainer. Then, to the milk there was added 1 g of the catalase-occluding fibre and the mixture was kept for one hour at 25"C with mild stirring. The fibre was removed. The bacterial count of the treated milk was nil. Determination of hydrogen peroxide was made with a EMDL Mod. 463 polarograph with a mercury drop electrode. after having added to 10 ml of the milk an equal volume of phosphate buffer (0.05M. pH 7.0) as the supporting electrolyte and after having reduced the oxygen level by flushing with nitrogen for 5 minutes. The concentration of hydrogen peroxide in the treated milk. calculated with the aid of a calibration curve obtained with milk samples of known H202 concentrations, was nil. EXAMPLE 2 20 g of the fibre described in Example 1 were introduced into a tubular reaction vessel (diameter 12 mm, height lem), the temperature of which was thermostatically kept at 25"C. The fibres were arranged so as to have their axes parallel to the axis of the reactor. The reactor was continuously fed with 10 litres/hour of milk which had been stored at 35"C for 12 hours with 800 ppm of hydrogen peroxide in a sealed container. Prior to the addition of hydrogen peroxide, there had been found, by the procedure described in Example 1, 150x10-3 bac teria/ ml. After the milk had flowed through the column, no hydrogen peroxide was found, and the bacterial concentration was 7 bac teria/ ml. EXAMPLE 3 To a cheese whey having a pH of 6.8 and a bacterial concentration of 108x10 bacteria/ml, hydrogen peroxide was added in a concentration of 500ppm. After 12 hours of storage at 36"C in closed container, the sol ution was passed through the reactor described in Example 2 at a rate of flow of 10 litres/hour. No hydrogen peroxide was found in the eluate. The bacteria count of the eluate was 6 per ml. EXAMPLE 4 To one litre of milk, hydrogen peroxide was added at a concentration of 4,500 ppm. To the milk, thermostatically kept at 25"C, there were added 250 mg of fibre containing catalase occluded therein and prepared according to the procedure described in Example 1. After 60 minutes, the fibre was withdrawn from the milk. The hydrogen peroxide concentration at this stage was found to be 2,000 ppm. After two additional hours, during which the milk was still kept at 25"C but out of contact with the fibre, the hydrogen peroxide concentration was again 2,000 ppm. Then the fibre was re introduced into the milk, and, after one hour, the hydrogen peroxide concentration had dropped to 950 ppm. The fibre was removed from the milk once more and, after two further hours, the hydrogen peroxide concentration was still 950 ppm. These facts show that the separation of the fibre from the milk ensures also the complete removal of the catalase enzyme. WHAT WE CLAIM IS
1. A method of sterilizing milk or other foodstuff in the form of a liquid or an aque ous suspension, which comprises treating the liquid or suspension with hydrogen peroxide and subsequently converting the hydrogen peroxide to water and oxygen by means of catalase immobilized in fibre.
2. A method according to claim 1,
wherein the fibre having catalase immobilized therein is placed in the hydrogenperoxide-containing liquid or suspension, and removed therefrom on completion of the conversion.
3. A method according to claim 1, wherein the fibre having catalase immobilized therein is placed in a reactor through which the liquid or suspension is caused to flow after it has been treated with the hydrogen peroxide.
4. A method of sterilizing milk or other foodstuff in the form of a liquid or an aqueous suspension, substantially as described in any of the foregoing Examples.
5. A foodstuff or milk which has been sterilized by the method claimed in any of the preceding claims.
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