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US 4,307,118 AGranted
Process for preparing a curd-like product from cottonseed and other oilseeds
AssigneeThe Texas A&M University System
InventorTheresa M. Kajs
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Abstract
A bland curd-like product is derived from glandless cottonseed by an aqueous extraction process. After a heat treatment of a cottonseed "milk", coagulation is allowed to occur and the whey is separated. The coagulum is then spray-dried to provide a product with longer shelf-life.
Claims18
A process for preparing a high protein curd product from protein containing glandless or deglanded cottonseed, comprising the steps of:
- providing 1 part by weight of comminuted cottonseed;
- adding from about 3 to about 15 parts by weight of water per part by weight of said comminuted cottonseed at pH and temperature sufficient to destroy antinutritional components and lipooxidase and to solubilize protein and lipid;
- agitating the cottonseed-water mixture from about 10 to 30 minutes;
- then heating the cottonseed-water mixture or a filtrate thereof to boiling to effect coagulation;
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- separating whey from coagulum.
3 more elements
A process in accordance with claim 1 or claim 11 where the comminuted cottonseed is defatted cottonseed flour.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.