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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2018
Cargill, Incorporated, Wayzata, MN (US);
Erika Lyn Mcconville, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Michael A. Porter, Maple Grove, MN (US);
CARGILL, INCORPORATED, Wayzata, MN (US);
Abstract
Described herein is a corn protein product, comprising a first fraction comprising 75 wt % to 95 wt % (dry solids) protein and a second fraction comprising 60 wt % to 80 wt % (dry solids) protein, wherein the first fraction is a zein-enriched fraction and the second fraction is a zein-depleted fraction and a method of achieving the same. Further described herein is a corn protein product derived from destarched corn gluten meal comprising a first fraction comprising 78 wt % to 83 wt % (dry solids) protein and a second fraction comprising 70 wt % to 80 wt % (dry solids) protein, wherein the first fraction is a zein-enriched fraction and the second fraction is a zein-depleted fraction.