Functional decholesterolized egg yolks
AssigneeKraft General Foods, Inc.
InventorsZohar M. Merchant, Anilkumar G. Gaonkar, R. G. Krishnamurthy
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Abstract
The invention herein is a method of reducing cholesterol in egg yolks by extracting cholesterol with substantially low moisture alcohol extractant and then hydrolyzing with selected proteolytic enzymes, such that the resulting product is useful in producing emulsified products like mayonnaise, salad dressings, and the like.
Claims9
A method for providing a functional decholesterolized egg yolk product comprising the steps of
- providing dried egg yolk having a moisture content of less than about 5 weight percent, contacting the dried egg yolk with a substantially low moisture alcohol extractant comprising ethanol, isopropanol, or mixtures thereof to form an extraction mixture, separating a solid phase egg yolk component from the liquid phase of the extraction mixture and removing substantially all of the extraction mixture and removing from the extracted egg yolk solid substantially all of the solvent, to provide a cholesterol-depleted egg yolk product, and hydrolyzing the cholesterol-depleted egg product with a proteolytic enzyme to provide a cholesterol-depleted, hydrolyzed egg yolk product having an interfacial tension coefficient substantially the same as that of unextracted dried egg yolk.
A hydrolyzed decholesterolized egg yolk product having a FAN in the range of from about 10,000 to about 30,000 micrograms per gram of egg protein, on a dry basis.
An oil-in-water type food emulsion comprising water, vegetable oil and a hydrolyzed decholesterolized egg yolk product, said hydrolyzed decholesterolized egg yolk product having a in the range of from about 10,000 to about 30,000 micrograms per gram of egg protein, on a dry basis FAN and a final interfacial tension coefficient in the range of from about 3.5 to about 5.5 dynes/cm.
An oil-in-water type food emulsion comprising water, vegetable oil and a hydrolyzed decholesterolized egg yolk product, said hydrolyzed decholesterolized egg yolk product having a FAN in the range of from about 10,000 to about 30,000 micrograms per gram of egg protein, on a dry basis and a final interfacial tension coefficient in the range from about 3.5 to about 5.5 dynes/cm.
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