Product analogs or components of such analogs and processes for making same

A method for obtaining a refined protein component from a non-animal natural and/or modified non-animal natural source comprising the steps of:

• a) obtaining a protein preparation from the non-animal natural or modified non-animal natural source;
• b) washing the protein preparation at a wash pH;
• c) aqueously extracting the protein preparation at an extraction pH to obtain an aqueous protein solution;
• d) separating the aqueous protein solution from non-aqueous components;
• e) heating the aqueous protein solution to a temperature of about 60° C.;
• f) adding a calcium salt suitable for coagulating protein and adjusting the aqueous protein solution to a precipitation pH between about 6 and about 3 to precipitate protein and obtain a protein precipitate;
• g) separating the protein precipitate from non-precipitated components;
• and
• h) washing the protein precipitate to obtain the refined protein component;
• wherein step (f) is the only protein precipitation step in the method.