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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:
Oct. 15, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 29, 2000
Andreas G. Altemueller, Webster Groves, MO (US);
Balagtas F. Guevara, Sunset Hills, MO (US);
Protein Technologies International, Inc., St. Louis, MO (US);
Abstract
Processes for producing a novel soy functional food ingredient are provided. A soy material containing less than 65% soy protein by weight on a moisture-free basis is hydrated. In one aspect of the invention the soy material is hydrated with at least 2 parts of water per 1 part of soy material, by weight. At least a portion of soy protein in the hydrated soy material is then partially denatured. In one aspect of the invention, a hydrated soy material containing at least 2 parts of water per 1 part of soy material, by weight, is denatured by treating the hydrated soy material at a temperature of from about 75° C. to about 160° C. In another aspect of the invention, a hydrated soy material is denatured by subjecting the hydrated soy material to shear at a temperature of at least 40° C. The partially-denatured hydrated soy material is then dried so the dried soy material has a nitrogen solubility index of from about 30% to about 80% and a protein content of less than 65% by weight on a moisture-free basis.
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