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US 7,001,469 B2Granted
Procedure for separating starch from comminutates of plant materials
AssigneeNew Zealand Institute for Crop & Food Research Limited
InventorJafar Al-Hakkak
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Abstract
A process of producing starch from plant material is provided which involves adding extraneous protein to the plant material. This produces a network of protein. The starch is isolated from the protein network/plant material mixture.
Claims18
A process of producing starch from a plant material other than wheat which comprises adding extraneous protein to the plant material to produce a network of protein and isolating the starch from the protein network mixture.
A method of extracting starch from a plant material other than wheat, comprising the steps of:
- (a) mixing comminuted plant material with wheat gluten and water to form a coherent mass;
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- (b) washing the starch from the coherent mass with water.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.