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US 11,229,222 B2Granted
Egg protein product
AssigneeSaskatchewan Egg Producers
InventorsMichael Katz, Naiyee Jay, Sara Lui, Dan Prefontaine
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Abstract
An expanded extruded high protein product comprising an extrudate of a composition comprising about 10-50% by dry weight of egg white and about 50-90% by dry weight of an edible starch, wherein the product has a moisture content of less than 8%, a protein content of at least 10%, and a density of less than 100 grams per liter.
Claims17
An expanded food product comprising an extrudate of a composition comprising:
- about 25-50% by dry weight of egg white comprising egg protein;
- and
- about 50-75% by dry weight of an edible starch;
- wherein the expanded food product has a moisture content of less than 8%, a protein content of at least 30%, and a density of less than 90grams per liter, and
- wherein egg protein constitutes more than 50% of total protein in the product.
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A method for making an expanded food product, the method comprising:
- mixing a batter suitable for extrusion by combining about 25-50% by dry weight of egg white and about 50-75% by dry weight of an edible starch, and a liquid, the batter having a protein content of at least 30%, wherein egg protein constitutes more than 50% of the protein;
- mixing a leavening agent into the batter at a dry weight of 0.01%-5%;
- mixing a food acid into the batter at a dry weight of 0.01%-3.80%;
- extruding the batter in an extruder wherein a temperature of a barrel of the extruder is increased from an input end to a discharge die thereof, wherein the temperature of the barrel of the extruder is increased from about 40° C. at the input end to about 175° C. at the discharge die;
- operating the extruder at a screw speed of between 300 and 800 revolutions per minute (rpm);
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- cutting product exiting the discharge die of the extruder to produce product particles of desired size and allowing the product particles to expand until the product particles have a density of less than 90 grams per liter.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.