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US 4,233,210 AGranted
Process for preparing non-specific protein concentrate and of other fodder additives having a biological activity
AssigneeVepex Fovallalkozasi Iroda Rt
InventorLehel Koch
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Abstract
The present invention provides for isolated non-specific plant concentrates and other fodder additives and a process for their manufacture comprising precipitating a protein fraction from plant juices by coagulation and treating the coagulated green protein fraction with glycol or diglycol ether thereby isolating the valuable substances therefrom. The obtained concentrates are useful as animal fodder and in human nourishment.
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A process for preparing a plant protein concentrate which comprises
- (a) pressing a green plant material to provide a press cake and pressed juices;
- (b) precipitating a protein fraction by heating the pressed juices at about 80.degree. C.;
- (c) extracting in a multi-step manner the protein fraction containing 1.5 to 2 times more water than its dry weight twice with at least 5 times more ethyleneglycolether or diethyleneglycolether than its dry weight;
- (d) drying the extracted protein fraction after washing it with water to obtain a protein concentrate;
- (e) distilling the aqueous ethyleneglycolether or ethylenediglycolether phase obtained from the above extraction, and
- (f) isolating a pigment concentrate containing lipids, chlorophyll, xanthophyll and carotenoids by mixing a residue from the distillation of step (e) with the press cake of step (a).
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A process for preparing a plant protein concentrate which comprises
- (a) pressing a green plant material to provide a press cake and pressed juices;
- (b) precipitating a protein fraction by heating the pressed juices at about 80.degree. C.;
- (c) extracting the coagulated protein fraction containing 1.5 to 2 times more water than its dry weight twice with at least 5 times more ethyleneglycolether or diethyleneglycolether than its dry weight;
- (d) combining and extracting the ethylene or diethylene glycolether phases with an immisible second solvent and separating both layers;
- (e) isolating a xanthophyll concentrate by distilling off the second solvent extract and drying the residue;
- (f) repeating process steps (c), (d) and (e) to isolate a beta-carotene concentrate;
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- (g) washing the extracted residue of step (f) with water and drying the product to obtain the protein concentrate.
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