Purified plant protein concentrate
OwnerMax M. Gayinventor
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Abstract
A process for treating plant materials to obtain a augmented high protein and low carbohydrate product wherein plant materials of high starch content are treated with enzymes which modify the carbohydrates contained therein, to a form assimilable by yeasts and the assimilable carbohydrates are then metabolized by alimentary yeasts to enrich the protein content over that of the starting material.
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A process for treating plant material containing both proteins and carbohydrates to obtain a food product intended for humans or animals and which has a higher protein content and a lower carbohydrate content than the starting plant material, which comprises the steps of macerating a liquid aqueous suspension of sub-divided plant material with enzymes acting preferentially on the carbohydrates of the said plant material for a time sufficient to modify the carbohydrates contained therein, in such a manner that these modified carbohydrates are able to be metabolized by alimentary yeasts, and then further macerating said suspension with such yeasts (fam. Saccharomycetaceae) which metabolize said modified carbohydrates for a sufficient time to metabolize the same, the products of said metabolism enriching the protein content of the plant material.
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