Enhanced procedures for preparing food hydrolysates
AssigneeNestec S.A.
InventorsJames G. McCarthy, Dharam V. Vadehra
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Abstract
A comestible hydrolysate product is prepared by hydrolyzing a proteinaceous substrate devoid of viable mesophilic microorganisms and spores in a sterile system with a sterile enzyme preparation suitable for hydrolyzing the substrate.
Claims20
A process for preparing a comestible hydrolysate product comprising hydrolyzing a proteinaceous substance with a proteolytic enzyme preparation to obtain a hydrolysate substrate, heating the hydrolysate substrate at a temperature sufficient for a time sufficient to obtain a substrate devoid of viable mesophilic microorganisms and spores and hydrolyzing the substrate devoid of viable mesophilic microorganisms and spores in a sterile system with a sterile enzyme preparation suitable for hydrolyzing the substrate.
A process for preparing a comestible hydrolysate product comprising treating a food-acceptable proteinaceous substance with a proteolytic enzyme preparation to solubilize protein of the substance to obtain an at least partially solubilized substance, heating the at least partially solubilized substance at a temperature sufficient for a time sufficient to obtain a heat-treated substance devoid of viable mesophilic microorganisms, hydrolyzing the heat-treated substance with a proteolytic enzyme preparation to hydrolyze the heat-treated substance to obtain a hydrolysate substrate, heating the hydrolysate substrate at a temperature sufficient for a time sufficient to obtain a substrate devoid of viable mesophilic microorganisms and spores and hydrolyzing the substrate devoid of viable mesophilic microorganisms and spores in a sterile system with a sterile enzyme preparation suitable for hydrolyzing the substrate.
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