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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 1983
Filed:
Jul. 13, 1981
Applicant:
Inventors:
Frank J Flider, Mt. Zion, IL (US);
Frank T Orthoefer, Decatur, IL (US);
Robert G Short, Decatur, IL (US);
Assignee:
A. E. Staley Manufacturing Company, Decatur, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C11C / ; A23J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435271 ; 426-7 ; 426662 ;
Abstract
It has been discovered that phosphatides contain certain carbohydrates which adversely affect their functional properties. By hydrolyzing such carbohydrates with an effective amount of carbohydrase, the physical and functional properties of such phosphatides are significantly improved. In the manufacture of lecithin, wet gums enzymatically treated with carbohydrases dehydrate more rapidly into a low moisture lecithin product. The enzymatic treatment also fluidizes phosphatide compositions and stabilizes the compositions against solidification.