LECHE EVAPORADA CON SENSACION MEJORADA EN LA BOCA, PROCESO PARA FABRICARLA, PRODUCTOS QUE CONTIENEN DICHA LECHE Y USO PARA LA PRODUCCION DE ALIMENTOS O BEBIDAS.
The present invention relates to evaporated milks and methods of producing evaporated milks comprising protein aggregates which contribute to the improvement of creaminess, mouthfeel and texture. Especially, the invention concerns an evaporated milk comprising caseins and whey proteins in the ratio of 90:10 to 60:40 and having a total solids content of at least 10wt% and of less than 30wt%, based on the total weight of the evaporated milk, wherein the caseins/whey protein aggregates have a volume-based mean diameter d(4,3) of 1-80pm as measured by laser diffraction. Furthermore, the process for preparing an evaporated milk comprises the steps of: a) providing a liquid evaporated milk at a temperature below 25°C, said evaporated milk comprising caseins and whey proteins in the ratio of 90:10 to 60:40 and having a total solids content of at least 10wt% and of less than 30wt%, based on the total weight of the evaporated milk； b) adjusting pH of the evaporated milk provided in step a) in the range of 5.7 to 6.4； c) subjecting the evaporated milk obtained in step b) to a heat sterilization treatment at a temperature above 100°C； d) cooling the evaporated milk obtained in step c) below 70° C. A food or beverage containing the milk as well as the use of the milk for producing a food or beverage are also disclosed.La presente invención se refiere a leches evaporadas y métodos para producir leches evaporadas que comprenden agregados de proteínas que contribuyen a mejorar la cremosidad, la sensación en la boca y la textura. Especialmente, la invención se refiere a una leche evaporada que comprende caseínas y proteínas de suero de leche en la relación de 90:10 a 60:40 y con un contenido total de sólidos de al menos 10 % en peso y menor que 30 % en peso, basado en el peso total de la leche evaporada, en donde los agregados de caseínas/proteína de suero de leche tienen un diámetro medio basado en volumen d(4,3) de 1-80 pm, medido por difracción láser. Además, el proceso para pre
