Sunflower oleosome concentrate and process for preparing it
OwnerEliane Yvonne GOOSENS, Lucía CABAS-RODRIGUEZinventors
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Abstract
Invention describes a process for preparing a sunflower oleosome concentrate; comprising steps of a) grinding sunflower seeds in the presence of aqueous solution and obtaining a sunflower seed slurry having a pH from more than 7.2 to 9.0, b) isolating a sunflower oleosome fraction, and c) washing it in an aqueous salt solution at a pH in a range of from 6.6 to 7.0. Invention further relates to a sunflower oleosome concentrate with a protein content of from more than 13 to 17 wt. %. Invention relates to a process for preparing food and feed products, nutritional compositions and others.
Claims14
A process for preparing a sunflower oleosome concentrate and the process is comprising the steps, in order, of:
- a) Grinding sunflower seeds in the presence of an aqueous solution and obtaining a sunflower seed slurry having a pH in a range of from more than 7.2 to 9.0, and
- b) Isolating from the sunflower seed slurry a sunflower oleosome fraction, and
- c) Washing the sunflower oleosome fraction at a pH in a range of from 6.6 to 7.0 and isolating the sunflower oleosome concentrate.
A sunflower oleosome concentrate comprising, based on total dry matter:
- a protein content of from more than 13.0 to 17.0 wt. %;
- and
- a lipid content of from 83.0 to less than 87.0 wt. % of which at least 70 wt. % is present as oleosomes.
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