Systems and methods for extracting and isolating purified wheat embryo products
AssigneeTritica Biosciences, LLC
InventorChris Miller
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Abstract
Methods for producing a purified wheat embryo product are disclosed. In one embodiment, producing a purified wheat embryo product includes the steps of: accelerating a plurality of wheat berries toward an impact surface, impacting each of the plurality of wheat berries against the impact surface, dislodging at least some of the wheat embryos from the wheat berries in response to the impacting step such that the dislodged embryos are intact, and separating the dislodged wheat embryos from the bran and the endosperm to produce an intermediate purified wheat embryo product.
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A method for producing a filtered wheat embryo product, the method comprising the steps of:
- obtaining a plurality of wheat berries, the wheat berries comprising wheat embryos, bran, and endosperm;
- accelerating each of the plurality of wheat berries toward an impact surface;
- impacting each of the plurality of wheat berries against the impact surface;
- in response to the impacting step, dislodging at least some of the wheat embryos from the wheat berries such that the dislodged wheat embryos are intact;
- separating the dislodged wheat embryos from the bran and the endosperm;
- pulverizing the dislodged wheat embryos to produce pulverized wheat embryos, wherein the pulverizing comprises blending the wheat embryos with an extraction liquid to produce a slurry;
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- filtering the pulverized wheat embryos to produce an intermediate filtered wheat embryo product.
A method for producing a filtered wheat embryo product, the method comprising the steps of:
- obtaining a plurality of wheat berries, the wheat berries comprising wheat embryos, bran, and endosperm;
- accelerating each of the plurality of wheat berries toward an impact surface;
- impacting each of the plurality of wheat berries against the impact surface;
- in response to the impacting step, dislodging at least some of the wheat embryos from the wheat berries such that the dislodged embryos are intact;
- separating the dislodged wheat embryos from the bran and the endosperm;
- pulverizing the dislodged wheat embryos to produce pulverized wheat embryos, wherein the pulverizing comprises, prior to a blending step of the pulverizing, freezing the wheat embryos;
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- filtering the pulverized wheat embryos to produce an intermediate filtered wheat embryo product.
A method for producing a filtered wheat embryo product, the method comprising the steps of:
- obtaining a plurality of wheat berries, the wheat berries comprising wheat embryos, bran, and endosperm;
- accelerating each of the plurality of wheat berries, via a tube and a compressed gas source, toward an impact surface;
- impacting each of the plurality of wheat berries against the impact surface;
- in response to the impacting step, dislodging at least some of the wheat embryos from the wheat berries such that the dislodged embryos are intact;
- separating the dislodged wheat embryos from the bran and the endosperm;
- pulverizing the dislodged wheat embryos to produce pulverized wheat embryos;
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- filtering the pulverized wheat embryos to produce an intermediate filtered wheat embryo product.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.