Canola based tofu product and method
AssigneeManitoba Canola Growers Association Inc.
InventorsSusan Dorothy Arntfield, Lee Anne Murphy, William Francis Ross
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Abstract
The preparation of a tofu-like product from canola meal is taught, comprising placing ground canola meal in an aqueous solution to form an aqueous ground canola meal, separating insoluble materials from liquids of the aqueous ground canola meal to isolate a canola milk, heating the canola milk to induce protein unfolding, cooling the canola milk to allow coagulation, adding a coagulant to the canola milk to induce coagulation and removing liquid from the curd to produce a soft solid product.
Claims21
A method of making a tofu-like canola meal food product comprising the sequential steps of:
- a) placing ground canola meal in an unheated aqueous only solution to form an aqueous ground canola meal;
- b) separating insoluble materials from liquids of the aqueous ground canola meal to isolate a canola milk;
- c) heating the canola milk to 75-100 C to induce protein unfolding;
- d) cooling the canola milk to about 70-90 C to allow coagulation;
- e) adding a coagulant to the canola milk to induce coagulation such that a curd is formed, the coagulant added at about 3% (v/v) of the canola milk;
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- f) removing liquid from the curd to produce a soft solid product.
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