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US 5,476,773 AGranted
Flavorant composition prepared by fermentation
AssigneeNestec S.A.
InventorsSven Heyland, Thang Ho Dac, Hugh Hose, Robert D. Wood
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Abstract
A flavorant composition is prepared by inoculating and fermenting a protein-rich material, particularly pulse seeds and in particular, cooked pulse seeds, and then, the fermented material is mixed with a reducing sugar and water, the mixture is heated to obtain a reaction product, and the reaction product is dried.
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A process for preparing a flavorant composition comprising:
- inoculating and fermenting a protein-rich material with a strain of a bacteria selected from the group consisting of Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus natto to obtain a fermented material;
- mixing the fermented material with water and at least one reducing sugar to obtain a mixture;
- heating the mixture for from 1 minute to 4 hours at a temperature of from 80.degree. C. to 150.degree. C. to obtain a reaction product;
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- drying the reaction product.
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