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Process To Remove Cholesterol From Dairy Products, Thomas Richardson, Rafael Jiménez-Flores
Process To Remove Cholesterol From Dairy Products, Thomas Richardson, Rafael Jiménez-Flores
Dairy Science
The present invention relates to a process for the removal of cholesterol from a processed or unprocessed dairy product, which process comprises: (a) obtaining a processed or unprocessed dairy product containing cholesterol (b) contacting the dairy product at a temperature of between about 35° and 80° C. with an amount of saponin effective to bind up to about 90% of the cholesterol present in the dairy product; (c) contacting a temperature of between about 35° and 80° C the cholesterol: saponin with an effective amount of diatomaceous earth; (d) separating the insoluble cholesterol: saponin/diatomaceous earth by filtration or centrifugation; and …