Protein compositions produced from sunflower plant materials
AssigneeBotaneco Inc.
InventorsJason Hargreaves, Abhimanyu Jayakumar, Shuanghui Liu
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Abstract
Disclosed are plant protein concentrates, extracts, and protein-lipid complexes prepared from sunflower plant material. Sunflower seeds are deconstructed and separated into heavy protein-rich fractions and light oil-rich fractions. The deconstruction processes avoid the use of organic solvents and temperatures above 60° C. The separated fractions are then selectively processed to produce selected plant protein compositions comprising from about 30% (w/w) to about 80% (w/w) sunflower protein, from about 1% (w/w) and to about 50% (w/w) plant oil, and up to about 25% (w/w) carbohydrates. The plant protein compositions from sunflower plants are suitable for use as ingredients in nutritional formulations.
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A sunflower extract protein composition comprising from about 65% (w/w) to about 80% (w/w) sunflower protein, from about 1% (w/w) to about 12% (w/w) sunflower plant oil, and from about 5% (w/w) to about 15% (w/w) sunflower carbohydrates, wherein the sunflower extract protein composition is a sunflower protein concentrate.
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