Protein Hydrolysate and Method for Making a Protein Hydrolysate
AssigneeGlanbia Nutritionals (Ireland) Ltd.
InventorsBrent L. Petersen, Niels J. Palmer, Byron M. Toledo, Jerry O'Dea, Loren S. Ward
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Abstract
Disclosed is a simplified method for producing a protein hydrolysate, the method having the advantages of decreasing costs associated with energy, materials, and space as compared to that of conventional methods. A protein hydrolysate/enzyme composition is also disclosed.
Claims19
A method for producing a hydrolyzed protein product, the method comprising the steps of
- a) admixing at least one proteolytic enzyme with at least one protein to produce a protein/enzyme admixture, and
- b) holding the protein/enzyme admixture for a period of time under agitation to produce a protein hydrolysate/enzyme admixture,
- wherein the method is performed without the additional steps of heating the protein, the at least one proteolytic enzyme, the protein/enzyme admixture, or a combination thereof, to increase the activity of the at least one proteolytic enzyme in the protein/enzyme admixture;
- adjusting the pH to optimize the activity of the at least one proteolytic enzyme;
- and heating the protein hydrolysate/enzyme admixture to inactivate the at least one proteolytic enzyme;
- and combinations thereof.
A composition comprising a hydrolyzed protein/enzyme product produced by a method comprising the steps of admixing at least one proteolytic enzyme with at least one protein to produce a protein/enzyme admixture, holding the protein/enzyme admixture under agitation for a period of time sufficient to produce a hydrolyzed protein/enzyme admixture, the method being performed without the additional steps of heating the protein, at least one proteolytic enzyme, admixture, or a combination thereof, to increase the activity of the enzyme in the admixture;
- adjusting the pH to optimize the activity of the at least one proteolytic enzyme;
- and heating the admixture to inactivate the at least one proteolytic enzyme.
A method for producing a hydrolyzed protein product, the method comprising the steps of
- a) admixing at least one proteolytic enzyme with at least one protein to produce a protein/enzyme admixture, and
- b) holding the protein/enzyme admixture for a period of time under agitation to produce a protein hydrolysate/enzyme admixture,
- wherein the method is performed without the steps of heating, adjusting the pH, or heating and adjusting the pH, to optimize the activity of, or to deactivate, the at least one proteolytic enzyme.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.