Claims
- 1. A process for reducing the rise in acidity which occurs during storage or transportation of a fermented milk product produced by inoculating milk with a fermented milk starter containing a lactic acid producing bacteria, which comprises concurrently inoculating the milk with a fermented milk starter comprising Streptococcus Salivarius subsp. thermophilus SBT 1277 (FERM BP-3234) or a radiation or chemically transformed variant thereof in an amount sufficient to inhibit the growth of grampositive bacteria in the fermented milk product which give rise to acidity during storage or distribution thereof; and thereafter concurrently culturing the fermentation milk starter.
- 2. The process of claim 1, wherein the lactic acid bacteria employed to form lactic acid comprises one or more lactic acid bacteria selected from the group consisting of Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus, Lactobacillus helveticus subsp. jugurty and Bifidobacteria breve subsp. breve.
- 3. The process of claim 1, wherein the fermented milk is a lactic acid fermentation beverage.
- 4. The process of claim 1, wherein the fermented milk is a lactic acid fermentation beverage.
- 5. A process according to claim 1, wherein the rise in level of acidity is thereby limited to at most 0.1%.
- 6. The process of claim 1, wherein the fermentation milk starter comprises Streptococcus Salivarius subsp. thermophilus SBT 1277.
- 7. The process of claim 1, wherein the Streptococcus Salivarium subsp. thermophilus SBT 1277 or a radiation or chemically transformed variant thereof inhibits the growth of Lactobacillus bulgaricus, Bacillus stearothermophilus or Streptococcus thermophilus bacteria or mixtures thereof.
- 8. The process of claim 1, wherein the radiation transformed variant of Streptococcus Salivarium subsp. thermophilus SBT 1277 is transformed by ultraviolet radiation and the chemically transformed variant of Streptococcus Salivarium subsp. thermophilus SBT 1277 is transformed by the chemical reagent N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanine.
Priority Claims (2)
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Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/658,031, filed Feb. 22, 1991, now abandoned.
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