DAIRY PRODUCTS, e.g. MILK, BUTTER OR CHEESE; MILK OR CHEESE SUBSTITUTES; PREPARATION THEREOF (preservation thereof A23B11/00)

Description

A23C covers the preparation, treatment, and preservation of dairy products including milk, butter, cheese, and their plant-based or synthetic substitutes. This subclass encompasses manufacturing processes such as pasteurization, homogenization, fermentation, and separation techniques; formulation of specialty dairy products; and technologies for extending shelf life and improving product quality. The classification includes both conventional dairy processing and emerging alternatives like milk replacers and cheese analogues derived from plant or synthetic sources.

19 direct subcodes

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A23C 1/00 Concentration, evaporation or drying (products obtained thereby A23C9/00)
A23C 11/00 Milk substitutes, e.g. coffee whitener compositions (cheese substitutes A23C20/00; preservation of milk substitutes A23B11/20; butter substitutes A23D)
A23C 13/00 Cream; Cream preparations (preservation of cream or cream preparations A23B11/30; ice-cream A23G9/00); Making thereof
A23C 15/00 Butter; Butter preparations; Making thereof (preservation of butter or butter preparations A23B11/40; butter substitutes A23D)
A23C 17/00 Buttermilk; Buttermilk preparations (milk preparations, milk powder or milk powder preparations in which the chemical composition of the milk is modified by non-chemical treatment A23C9/14; preservation of buttermilk or buttermilk preparations A23B11/50)
A23C 19/00 Cheese; Cheese preparations; Making thereof (cheese substitutes A23C20/00; preservation of cheese or cheese preparations A23B11/60)
A23C 20/00 Cheese substitutes (A23C19/055, A23C19/093 take precedence; preservation of cheese substitutes A23B11/70)
A23C 21/00 Whey; Whey preparations (concentration, evaporation or drying A23C1/00; milk preparations, milk powder or milk powder preparations in which the chemical composition of the milk is modified by non-chemical treatment A23C9/14; preservation of whey or whey preparations A23B11/80)
A23C 2200/00 Special features
A23C 2210/00 Physical treatment of dairy products
A23C 2220/00 Biochemical treatment
A23C 2230/00 Aspects relating to animal feed or genotype
A23C 2240/00 Use or particular additives or ingredients
A23C 2250/00 Particular aspects related to cheese
A23C 2260/00 Particular aspects or types of dairy products
A23C 2270/00 Aspects relating to packaging
A23C 23/00 Other dairy products
A23C 7/00 Other dairy technology (preservation of milk or dairy products A23B11/00)
A23C 9/00 Milk preparations; Milk powder or milk powder preparations (mixtures of whey with milk products or milk components A23C21/06; preservation of milk or milk preparations A23B11/10)