High solubility pea protein composition and method of preparing same
AssigneeCargill, Incorporated
InventorYifang Zhang
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Abstract
The present invention relates to the field of processing pea protein compositions. The present invention particularly relates to a method for preparing a high solubility pea protein composition and a product prepared thereby. The method of the present invention includes a step of subjecting a pea protein composition to high pressure homogenization. The method of the present invention significantly improves the solubility of pea protein compositions. The present invention further provides a pea protein composition prepared by the method, the pea protein composition having better solubility.
Claims17
A method comprising subjecting a pea protein composition to high pressure homogenization to obtain a homogenized pea protein composition, wherein the homogenized pea protein composition has a nitrogen solubility index that is greater than or equal to 88.0%, and wherein subjecting the pea protein composition to high pressure homogenization comprises subjecting an aqueous fluid containing the pea protein composition to high pressure homogenization, wherein the fluid has a pH value from 7.0 to 10.0.
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