Organic Protein Extrudates and Preparation Thereof
AssigneeSolae, LLC
InventorsSantiago Solorio, Phillip I. Yakubu
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to organic protein extrudates using organic soy proteins as starting materials and food products containing these organic protein extrudates. As a result of using organic starting materials, the organic protein extrudates have a higher concentration of fat and dietary fiber. Moreover, the present disclosure relates to extrusion processes for producing the organic protein extrudates using organic soy proteins as starting materials.
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A protein extrudate comprising at least 15 wt. % vegetable protein on a moisture-free basis, from 5.5 wt. % to 13 wt. % fat on a moisture-free basis, the extrudate having a density from 0.0.02 to 0.5 g/cm3.
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