Fabricated food products from textured protein particles
AssigneeNutrisearch Company
InventorJack L. Herz
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Abstract
A fabricated food product is prepared by shaping a blend of edible textured protein particles, including single cell protein, bound together with a whey protein concentrate composition having more than 30% protein which is capable of forming a gel at 15% solids within 30 minutes when heated at 85.degree. C., wherein at least 50% of the protein in the whey protein concentrate is whey protein prepared by physical separation techniques.
Claims19
A fabricated food product comprising a blend of a major proportion of edible protein particles and a bonding agent therefor, said bonding agent comprising a whey protein concentrate composition having 40 to 60% protein, said whey protein concentrate composition having a lowered gelation temperature and being prepared by a process comprising:
- (a) adjusting the pH of an aqueous solution of a whey protein concentrate having a temperature less than about 30.degree. C. to a pH ranging from about 8 to about 10, said whey protein concentrate comprising a whey protein concentrate derived by ultrafiltration and having from about 40 to about 60 percent, by weight, on a dry solids basis of whey protein,
- (b) heating the pH adjusted solution of step (a) to a temperature ranging from about 50.degree. C. to about 80.degree. C., and
- (c) cooling said heated solution to a temperature below 30.degree. C. and about 2.degree. C. within at least 30 minutes after the said heated solution reaches its maximum temperature level, said cooling being conducted at a rate sufficient to prevent gelation of the whey protein containing solution.
A process for preparing a shaped fabricated food product comprising (a) blending a major proportion of edible protein particles with a bonding agent, said bonding agent comprising a whey protein concentrate composition having 40-60% protein, said whey protein concentrate composition having a lowered gelation temperature and being prepared by a process comprising
- (i) adjusting the pH of an aqueous solution of a whey protein concentrate having a temperature less than about 30.degree. C. to a pH ranging from about 8 to about 10, said whey protein concentrate comprising a whey protein concentrate derived by ultrafiltration and having from about 40 to about 60 percent, by weight, on a dry basis of whey protein,
- (ii) heating the pH adjusted solution of step (i) to a temperature ranging from about 50.degree. C. to about 80.degree. C., and
- (iii) cooling said heated solution to a temperature below 30.degree. C. and above 2.degree. C. within at least 30 minutes after the said heated solution reaches its maximum temperature level, said cooling being conducted at a rate sufficient to prevent gelation of the whey protein containing solution, and
- (b) forming said blend into a shaped fabricated food product.
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