Enzymatic generation of functional lipids from cereals or cereal bi-streams
AssigneeDupont Nutrition Biosciences Aps
InventorsJens Frisbaek Sørensen, René Mikkelsen, Charlotte Horsmans Poulsen, Karsten Matthias Kragh
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Abstract
The present invention relates to the modification of lipids in lipid-containing plant material, such as cereal bran for the generation of functional lipids. The present invention further relates to the preparation of compositions comprising such functional lipids as well as the use of these compositions comprising functional lipids and other functional compounds derived from the action of lipid modifying enzymes for the preparation of composition suitable for the preparation of bio-ethanol as well as food products, such as bread.
Claims25
A method for the treatment of lipid-containing cereal bran, said method comprising
- a) treating a liquid suspension of a lipid-containing cereal bran with at least one or more enzymes to obtain solubilized cereal bran having a degree of solubilization higher than 1% (dry matter basis);
- wherein said lipid-containing cereal bran comprises about 1% to about 20% (w/w) of starch, and
- b) treating the liquid suspension of lipid-containing solubilized cereal bran with at least one exogenous phospholipase,
- wherein the treatments are conducted under suitable pH and temperature conditions conducive to said treatments, and
- wherein said treatments produce a treated composition comprising at least 0.05% (dry matter basis) of a solubilized fraction of cereal bran functional lipids.
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