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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2012
Mars, Incorporated, McLean, VA (US);
Huan Xia, McLean, VA (US);
Michael William Merkel, McLean, VA (US);
Emine Unlu, McLean, VA (US);
Shannon Lee Abts, McLean, VA (US);
Paul Richard Mathewson, McLean, VA (US);
Gaetan Luc Dominique Danset, McLean, VA (US);
Lucio Yonemoto, McLean, VA (US);
Mars, Incorporated, McLean, VA (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates generally to a method for enzymatic production of food protein ingredients from keratin-containing proteinaceous materials and the resulting compositions. The process includes treating a proteinaceous containing material with an amount of a reducing agent, followed by hydrolysis of the keratin by a proteolytic enzyme to efficiently and economically convert a keratinaceous protein source into a palatable, highly digestible protein food product.