Protein stabilizing agent
AssigneeSolae, LLC
InventorXiaolin Huang
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a protein stabilizing agent for stabilizing a protein suspension in an aqueous acidic liquid such as a juice. The protein stabilizing agent is comprised of a high methoxyl pectin and a propylene glycol alginate. The present invention also includes compositions for suspension in an aqueous acidic liquid comprising a protein material and a protein stabilizing agent that contains a high methoxyl pectin and a propylene glycol alginate. The invention further includes aqueous acidic protein suspensions and methods of producing such suspensions, where the suspensions have a pH of from 3.0 to 5.5 and contain a stabilized suspension of a protein material and a protein stabilizing agent containing a high methoxyl pectin and a propylene glycol alginate therein.
Claims17
A method for stabilizing protein in an aqueous acidic liquid comprising mixing a hydrated protein material and a protein stabilizing agent comprised of a high methoxyl pectin and a propylene glycol alginate in an aqueous acidic liquid having a pH of from 3.0 to 5.5.
A method of forming a stable suspension of protein material in an acidic juice comprising:
- hydrating a protein material;
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- contacting said hydrated protein material in an acidic juice or an aqueous acidic solution containing a juice concentrate with an amount of a protein stabilizing agent effective to stabilize said protein in said juice or aqueous solution containing a juice concentrate, wherein said protein stabilizing agent is comprised of high methoxyl pectin and propylene glycol alginate.
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