METHOD OF PRODUCING CULTURED-MILK PRODUCT "RADUZHNY" Russian patent published in 1999 - IPC

FIELD: dairy industry, biotechnology, medicine and veterinary science. SUBSTANCE: cow and/or soybean milk is normalized, pasteurized, and introduced in it are maize starch in the amount of 0.1-0.7% and sodium selenite in concentration (1.25-1.55)x10^-6 mas. %. The prepared mixture is homogenized and cooled up to temperature of souring. Lactobacillus acidophilus 317/40 in the amount of 0.5-1.0% and Streptococcus thermophilus in the amount of 0.1-0.2% from mixture volume are introduced at temperature 38-50 C and aged for 4-5 h. The mixture is cooled up to 25-28 C and introduced are kefir grains in the amount of 1.5-2.0% from mass volume. Souring is conducted up to acidity 65-125 T and quantity of lactic-acid bacteria cells in 1 ml no less (2-8)x10⁷ KOE/ml. Natural stones-mineral may be introduced in product before its souring. Their surfaces are preliminarily sterilized by the method of cold sterilization. Stones-minerals correspond to signs of the Zodiac. EFFECT: increased biological value and prolonged storage life. 4 cl, 1 tbl, 11 ex