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Preparation of food products
Assignee: AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AND VEGETABLE PRODUCTS Ltd A CORP OF SURREY GREAT BRITAIN
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Filing: 1975-02-04
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Granted: 1981-03-31
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Expires: 1995-02-04
Abstract
Abstract An aqueous slurry of legume seeds is subjected to amylolytic enzyme treatment, preferably by α-amylase followed by amyloglucosidase. The dry starting material or the slurry may be divided into protein-enhanced and protein-depleted fractions to facilitate treatment. Lipid and/or methionine derivatives may also be added, and the resultant product optionally treated with aldehyde. The products find application as milk-replacers, food ingredients and foods for human and non-human mammals.
Inventors
- 👤 Iain F. Duthie
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 13:47
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23C; A23C11/00; A23C11/02; A23C11/06; A23K; A23K10/00; A23K10/10; A23K10/14; A23K20/00; A23K20/10; A23K20/142; A23K20/147; A23L; A23L11/00; A23L11/30; A23L11/33; A23L29/00; A23L29/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 33
Claim 1
Independent Claim
337 words
A process for preparing food product containing readily-assimilable nutrients in the form of protein and low molecular weight carbohydrates comprising, treating an aqueous liquid slurry, having a pH of 8 or less, of comminuted vegetable tissue selected from the group consisting of ground legume material and flaked legume material, the weight ratio of said legume material to said aqueous liquid being from 1:1 to 1:15 on a dry matter basis, said legume material being derived from edible seeds of leguminous plants belonging to the family Leguminosae and having a protein content of from 15 to 48% and a starch content of from 35 to 75% and having a lipid content of 0.5 to 5.0% on a dry matter basis or being derived from legumes of the genus Lupinus having a protein content of from 40 to 50%, with from 0.25 to 5.0 grams, per kilogram of dry legume material, of an amylolytic enzyme preparation having from 1000 to 1500 SKB units of α-amylase activity per gram at a temperature of 40° to 100° C. and for a period of from 2 to 120 minutes to liquefy and hydrolyse starch contained in said legume material to dextrins, adjusting the pH of the slurry to a value of from the natural value to 10, stirring for a period sufficient to solubilise protein contained in said legume material and adding lipid material in the presence of an emulsifying agent and in a manner such as to form a stable dispersion of lipid globules coated with solubilised protein, said natural value being the pH of the mixture obtained when whole or hulled legume materials is slurried with aqueous liquid of about neutral pH, adding to the amylolytic enzyme-treated legume material an aldehyde under conditions such as to form a reaction product of the aldehyde and protein derived from said legume material around the particles or globules of lipid material, said aldehyde/protein reaction product being substantially insoluble at a pH greater than 5 and substantially soluble at a pH less than 4.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
337 words
A process for preparing food product containing readily-assimilable nutrients in the form of protein and low molecular weight carbohydrates comprising, treating an aqueous liquid slurry, having a pH of 8 or less, of comminuted vegetable tissue selected from the group consisting of ground legume material and flaked legume material, the weight ratio of said legume material to said aqueous liquid being from 1:1 to 1:15 on a dry matter basis, said legume material being derived from edible seeds of leguminous plants belonging to the family Leguminosae and having a protein content of from 15 to 48% and a starch content of from 35 to 75% and having a lipid content of 0.5 to 5.0% on a dry matter basis or being derived from legumes of the genus Lupinus having a protein content of from 40 to 50%, with from 0.25 to 5.0 grams, per kilogram of dry legume material, of an amylolytic enzyme preparation having from 1000 to 1500 SKB units of α-amylase activity per gram at a temperature of 40° to 100° C. and for a period of from 2 to 120 minutes to liquefy and hydrolyse starch contained in said legume material to dextrins, adjusting the pH of the slurry to a value of from the natural value to 10, stirring for a period sufficient to solubilise protein contained in said legume material and adding lipid material in the presence of an emulsifying agent and in a manner such as to form a stable dispersion of lipid globules coated with solubilised protein, said natural value being the pH of the mixture obtained when whole or hulled legume materials is slurried with aqueous liquid of about neutral pH, adding to the amylolytic enzyme-treated legume material an aldehyde under conditions such as to form a reaction product of the aldehyde and protein derived from said legume material around the particles or globules of lipid material, said aldehyde/protein reaction product being substantially insoluble at a pH greater than 5 and substantially soluble at a pH less than 4.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
37 words
The process according to claim 1, wherein said legume material is derived from seeds of leguminous plants of the genera selected from the group consisting of Phaseolus, Pisum, Lens, Cicer, Cajanus, Canavalia, Vigna, Dolichos, Lupinus and Vicia.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
97 words
The process according to claim 2, wherein said seeds are from plants of the species selected from the group consisting of Phaseolus lunatus L., Phaseolus coccineus L. (syn. Phaseolus multiflorus L.), Phaseolus mungo L., Phaseolus vulgaris L. and Phaseolus aureus L.; Pisum sativum L. and Pisum arvense L.; Lens culinaris L. and Lens esculenta L.; Cicer arietinum L.; Cajanus cajan L. and Cajanus indicus L.; Canavalia ensiformis L.; Vigna unguiculata L. and Vigna sinensis L.; Dolichos lablab L.; Lupinus luteus L., Lupinus luteus L., Lupinus angustifolius L., Lupinus albus L.; Vicia faba L. and Vicia sativa L.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
The process according to claim 1, wherein said seeds are from plants of the sub-species Vicia faba L. var. minor.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
94 words
The process according to claim 1, wherein the amylolytic enzyme is an α-amylase which is added to the slurry at an initial slurry temperature of below 65° C., the temperature of the slurry is raised to a temperature in the range of from 65° to 70° C. at a rate of from 11/2° to 21/2° C./min., then to a temperature in the range of from 70° to 85° C. at a rate of from 1/4° to 11/2° C./min., and the attained slurry temperature is then maintained for a period of at least 15 minutes.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
40 words
The process of claim 1, wherein the amylolytic enzyme treatment further comprises increasing the degree of dextrinisation and saccharification by maintaining the slurry at a temperature of from 40° to 70° C. for a period of up to 96 hours.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
36 words
The process according to claim 6 wherein the degree of dextrinization and saccharification is increased by maintaining the slurry at a temperature of from 55° to 65° C. for a period of up to 96 hours.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
81 words
The process according to claim 1, wherein the pH of the slurry is adjusted to a value of from 3.0 to 7.0 and the temperature of the slurry is adjusted to a temperature of from 40° to 70° C., which further comprises adding amylglucosidase and maintaining these conditions to increase the degree of saccharification of starch and dextrins present in the slurry, and thereafter adjusting the slurry to a pH of below 9.0 and to a temperature of below 85° C.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
56 words
The process according to claim 1 which further comprises separating by centrifugation or filtration at least a portion of the protein component from the slurry before the amylolytic enzyme treatment as a protein-enhanced fraction in order to allow separate treatment of one or both of said protein-enhanced fraction and of a complementary starch-enhanced fraction thereby separated.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
60 words
The process according to claim 1, wherein said legume material has been separated by fine grinding and air classification to provide a protein-enhanced fraction and a starch-enhanced fraction, said starch-enhanced fraction being subjected to said amylolytic enzyme treatment, and subsequently recombining said protein-enhanced fraction with the starch-enhanced fraction after the starch-enhanced fraction has been subjected to said amylolytic enzyme treatment.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
43 words
The process according to claim 1 which further comprises adding to the slurry an enzyme preparation selected from the group consisting of preparations having cellulase activity, preparations having haemicellulase activity, preparations having pectinase activity, preparations having α-galactosidase activity and preparations having invertase activity.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
69 words
The process according to claim 1, wherein said legume material contains vicine, said process further comprises adding a β-glucosidase to the slurry, the slurry being at a temperature of from 20° to 65° C. and a pH of from 4.5 to 7.0, maintaining these conditions to allow conversion of vicine to divicine and glucose, and adjusting the pH of the slurry to alkalinity to cause degradation of the divicine.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
38 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the steps of adjusting the pH, stirring and adding lipid materials, are performed on the aqueous liquid slurry before the step of treating the aqueous liquid slurry with the amylolytic enzyme preparation.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
20 words
The process of claim 13 which further comprises adding a nutrient methionine compound to the amylolytic enzyme treated legume material.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
34 words
The process according to claim 14, wherein the methionine compound is selected from the group consisting of methionine, N-stearoyl-DL-methionine, N-oleoyl-DL-methionine, N-decanoyl-DL-methionine, N-octanoyl-DL-methionine, thereof, an ester thereof, and a fatty acid glycerol ester of methionine.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
47 words
The process according to claim 15 wherein the methionine compound is a methionine analogue selected from the group consisting of N-stearoyl-DL-methionine, N-oleoyl-DL-methionine, N-decanoyl-DL-methionine and N-octanoyl-DL-methionine and wherein the methionine analogue is in the form of a particle or droplet enrobed in a film of legume material protein.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
24 words
The process according to claim 1, wherein the slurry is homogenised to effect particle size reduction, disintegration and dispersion and thereby maximize enzyme action.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
12 words
The process according to claim 1 which further comprises drying the slurry.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
12 words
The process according to claim 18, wherein the slurry is spray dried.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
36 words
The process according to claim 1 wherein the pH of the aqueous liquid slurry is in the range of from 6.0 to 7.0 and said temperature is in the range of from 40° to 85° C.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
38 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the steps of adjusting the pH, stirring and adding lipid materials, are preformed on the aqueous liquid slurry after the step of treating the aqueous liquid slurry with the amylolytic enzyme preparation.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
20 words
The process of claim 21 which further comprises adding a nutrient methionine compound to the amylolytic enzyme treated legume material.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
36 words
The process according to claim 22 wherein the methionine compound is selected from the group consisting of methionine, N-stearoyl-DL-methionine, N-oleoyl-DL-methionine, N-decanoyl-DL-methionine, N-octanoyl-DL-methionine, a salt thereof, an ester thereof, and a fatty acid glycerol ester of methionine.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
50 words
The process according to claim 23 wherein the methionine compound is a methionine analogue and is selected from the group consisting of N-stearoyl-DL-methionine, N-oleoyl-DL-methionine, N-decanoyl-DL-methionine, and N-octanoyl-DL-methionine, wherein the nutrient methionine compound and lipid are in the form of particles or globules enrobed in a film of legume material protein.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
29 words
A process according to claim 1, wherein the lipid material is selected from animal fats, vegetable fats, vegetable oils, hydrogenated animal fats, hydrogenated vegetable fats and hydrogenated vegetable oils.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
266 words
A process for preparing food product containing readily-assimilable nutrients in the form of protein and low molecular weight carbohydrates comprising, treating an aqueous liquid slurry, having a pH of 8 or less, of comminuted vegetable tissue selected from the group consisting of ground legume material and flaked legume material, the weight ratio of said legume material to said aqueous liquid being from 1:1 to 1:15 on a dry matter basis, said legume material being derived from edible seeds of leguminous plants belonging to the family Leguminosae and having a protein content of from 15 to 48% and a starch content of from 35 to 75% and having a lipid content of 0.5 to 5.0% on a dry matter basis or being derived from legumes of the genus Lupinus having a protein content of from 40 to 50%, with from 0.25 to 5.0 grams, per kilogram of dry legume material, of an amylolytic enzyme preparation having from 1000 to 1500 SKB units of α-amylase activity per gram at a temperature of 40° to 100° C. and for a period of from 2 to 120 minutes to liquefy and hydrolyse starch contained in said legume material to dextrins, incorporating a nutrient methionine compound into the amylolytic enzyme-treated legume material and adding an aldehyde to the amylolytic enzyme-treated legume material under conditions such as to form a reaction product of the aldehyde and protein derived from said legume material around the particles or globules of methionine derivative, said aldehyde/protein reaction product being substantially insoluble at a pH greater than 5 and substantially soluble at a pH less than 4.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
266 words
A process for preparing food product containing readily-assimilable nutrients in the form of protein and low molecular weight carbohydrates comprising, treating an aqueous liquid slurry, having a pH of 8 or less, of comminuted vegetable tissue selected from the group consisting of ground legume material and flaked legume material, the weight ratio of said legume material to said aqueous liquid being from 1:1 to 1:15 on a dry matter basis, said legume material being derived from edible seeds of leguminous plants belonging to the family Leguminosae and having a protein content of from 15 to 48% and a starch content of from 35 to 75% and having a lipid content of 0.5 to 5.0% on a dry matter basis or being derived from legumes of the genus Lupinus having a protein content of from 40 to 50%, with from 0.25 to 5.0 grams, per kilogram of dry legume material, of an amylolytic enzyme preparation having from 1000 to 1500 SKB units of α-amylase activity per gram at a temperature of 40° to 100° C. and for a period of from 2 to 120 minutes to liquefy and hydrolyse starch contained in said legume material to dextrins, incorporating a nutrient methionine compound into the amylolytic enzyme-treated legume material and adding an aldehyde to the amylolytic enzyme-treated legume material under conditions such as to form a reaction product of the aldehyde and protein derived from said legume material around the particles or globules of methionine derivative, said aldehyde/protein reaction product being substantially insoluble at a pH greater than 5 and substantially soluble at a pH less than 4.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
252 words
A process for preparing a food product comprising raising the temperature of an α-amylase-containing aqueous liquid slurry of legume material selected from the group consisting of ground legume material and flaked legume material, said legume material being derived from edible seeds of leguminous plants belonging to the family Leguminosae and having a protein content of from 15 to 48% and a starch content of from 35 to 75% and having a lipid content of from 0.5 to 5.0% on a dry matter basis or being derived from legumes of the genus Lupinus having a protein content of from 40 to 50%, the slurry having a pH of from 5.0 to 8.0, said slurry from 0.25 to 5.0 grams per kilogram of dry legume materials, of α-amylase preparation having from 1000 to 1500 SKB units α-amylase activity per gram, the weight ratio of said legume material to said aqueous liquid being from 1:1 to 1:15, on a dry matter basis, to a temperature of from 40° to 100° C. and maintaining the temperature so attained for a period of from 2 to 120 minutes, incorporating a nutrient methionine compound into the α-amylase-treated legume material and adding to the α-amylase-treated legume material an aldehyde under conditions such as to form a reaction product of the aldehyde and protein derived from said legume material around the particles or globules of nutrient methionine compound, said aldehyde/protein reaction product being substantially insoluble at a pH greater than 5 and substantially soluble at a pH less than 4.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
252 words
A process for preparing a food product comprising raising the temperature of an α-amylase-containing aqueous liquid slurry of legume material selected from the group consisting of ground legume material and flaked legume material, said legume material being derived from edible seeds of leguminous plants belonging to the family Leguminosae and having a protein content of from 15 to 48% and a starch content of from 35 to 75% and having a lipid content of from 0.5 to 5.0% on a dry matter basis or being derived from legumes of the genus Lupinus having a protein content of from 40 to 50%, the slurry having a pH of from 5.0 to 8.0, said slurry from 0.25 to 5.0 grams per kilogram of dry legume materials, of α-amylase preparation having from 1000 to 1500 SKB units α-amylase activity per gram, the weight ratio of said legume material to said aqueous liquid being from 1:1 to 1:15, on a dry matter basis, to a temperature of from 40° to 100° C. and maintaining the temperature so attained for a period of from 2 to 120 minutes, incorporating a nutrient methionine compound into the α-amylase-treated legume material and adding to the α-amylase-treated legume material an aldehyde under conditions such as to form a reaction product of the aldehyde and protein derived from said legume material around the particles or globules of nutrient methionine compound, said aldehyde/protein reaction product being substantially insoluble at a pH greater than 5 and substantially soluble at a pH less than 4.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
336 words
A process for preparing food product comprising raising the temperature of an α-amylase containing aqueous liquid slurry of hulled and ground or flaked legume material, said legume material being derived from edible seeds of leguminous plants belonging to the family Leguminosae and having a protein content of from 15 to 48% and a starch content of from 35 to 75% and having a lipid content of from 0.5 to 5.0% on a dry matter basis or being derived from legumes of the genus Lupinus having a protein content of from 40 to 50% with aqueous liquid having a pH of from 5.0 to 8.0, said slurry containing from 0.25 to 5.0 grams per kilogram of dry legume material, of α-amylase preparation having from 1000 to 1500 SKB units α-amylase activity per gram, the weight ratio of said legume material to said aqueous liquid being from 1:1 to 1:15, on a dry matter basis, to a temperature of from 40° to 100° C., maintaining the temperature for a period of from 2 to 120 minutes, lowering the slurry temperature to 40° to 75° C. and adjusting the slurry pH to from 3.0 to 7.0 and treating the slurry with from 0.25 to 6.25 grams per kilogram of dry legume material of an amyloglucosidase activity per gram for a period of up to 10 hours to hdrolyse the starch and dextrins to dextrose and di- and tri-saccharides and elevating the temperature of the resultant slurry to a temperature of from 40° to 80° C. and its pH to a value of from 5.0 to 9 after starch and dextrin hydrolysis, incorporating a nutrient methionine compound into the amyloglucosidase-treated material and adding to the amyloglucosidase-treated legume material, an aldehyde under conditions such as to form a reaction product of the aldehyde and protein derived from said legume material around the particles or globules of nutrient methionine compound, said aldehyde/protein reaction product being substantially insoluble at a pH greater than 5 and substantially soluble at a pH less than 4.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
336 words
A process for preparing food product comprising raising the temperature of an α-amylase containing aqueous liquid slurry of hulled and ground or flaked legume material, said legume material being derived from edible seeds of leguminous plants belonging to the family Leguminosae and having a protein content of from 15 to 48% and a starch content of from 35 to 75% and having a lipid content of from 0.5 to 5.0% on a dry matter basis or being derived from legumes of the genus Lupinus having a protein content of from 40 to 50% with aqueous liquid having a pH of from 5.0 to 8.0, said slurry containing from 0.25 to 5.0 grams per kilogram of dry legume material, of α-amylase preparation having from 1000 to 1500 SKB units α-amylase activity per gram, the weight ratio of said legume material to said aqueous liquid being from 1:1 to 1:15, on a dry matter basis, to a temperature of from 40° to 100° C., maintaining the temperature for a period of from 2 to 120 minutes, lowering the slurry temperature to 40° to 75° C. and adjusting the slurry pH to from 3.0 to 7.0 and treating the slurry with from 0.25 to 6.25 grams per kilogram of dry legume material of an amyloglucosidase activity per gram for a period of up to 10 hours to hdrolyse the starch and dextrins to dextrose and di- and tri-saccharides and elevating the temperature of the resultant slurry to a temperature of from 40° to 80° C. and its pH to a value of from 5.0 to 9 after starch and dextrin hydrolysis, incorporating a nutrient methionine compound into the amyloglucosidase-treated material and adding to the amyloglucosidase-treated legume material, an aldehyde under conditions such as to form a reaction product of the aldehyde and protein derived from said legume material around the particles or globules of nutrient methionine compound, said aldehyde/protein reaction product being substantially insoluble at a pH greater than 5 and substantially soluble at a pH less than 4.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
15 words
The process according to claim 28 which further comprises subsequently incorporating lipid into the slurry.
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