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Aluminum treated proteins
Assignee: Primary Products Ingredients Americas LLC
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Filing: 1981-12-28
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Granted: 1983-03-01
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Expires: 2001-12-28
Abstract
Abstract Phytate-containing proteinaceous materials are treated with trivalent aluminum to alter the physical, chemical, metabolic, functional and nutritional values of the protein. Protein derived from phytate-containing seed materials treated with trivalent aluminum possess improved solvent solubility, protease digestability, reduced thermophiles and trypsin inhibition reduction, low viscosity, trace mineral bioavailability, etc. without requiring phytate or phytic acid removal. The aluminum treatment may be conducted at numerous protein manufacturing stages with a wide variety of different materials. Phytate-containing proteins may be effectively extracted at acid pH levels in the presence of trivalent aluminum without sacrificing recoverable protein yields.
Inventors
- 👤 Marion M. Bradford
- 👤 Frank T. Orthoefer
- 👤 Kenneth N. Wright
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-10-30 23:17
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23J; A23J1/00; A23J1/14
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 27
Claim 1
Independent Claim
87 words
A method for preparing a protein composition of an improved water-soluble protein content at a pH below the isoelectric precipitating pH of the protein from phytate-containing proteinaceous materials, said method comprising treating the phytate-containing proteinaceous material with at least 0.5 mole equivalent of trivalent aluminum for each mole of phytate contained within said material, converting the proteinaceous material with said trivalent aluminum into a protein composition having a measurably higher content of water-soluble protein below the isoelectric precipitating pH of the protein and recovering the protein composition.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
87 words
A method for preparing a protein composition of an improved water-soluble protein content at a pH below the isoelectric precipitating pH of the protein from phytate-containing proteinaceous materials, said method comprising treating the phytate-containing proteinaceous material with at least 0.5 mole equivalent of trivalent aluminum for each mole of phytate contained within said material, converting the proteinaceous material with said trivalent aluminum into a protein composition having a measurably higher content of water-soluble protein below the isoelectric precipitating pH of the protein and recovering the protein composition.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method according to claim 1 wherein the proteinaceous material is derived from an oleaginous seed source material.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method according to claim 2 wherein the oleaginous seed source material is at least one member selected from the group consisting of corn seed, leguminous seed material, sunflower seed and rapeseed.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method according to claim 3 wherein the protein source material comprises corn seed.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method according to claim 3 wherein the proteinaceous seed material source is derived from a leguminous seed material.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method according to claim 1 wherein the proteinaceous material comprises a soya protein material.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method according to claim 1 wherein the treatment of proteinaceous material is conducted at a pH of less than 9.0.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method according to claim 2 wherein a phytate-containing proteinaceous material is treated with trivalent aluminum ion at a pH below the isoelectric precipitating pH level of the major protein components of said proteinaceous material.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method according to claim 7 wherein the phytate-containing proteinaceous material is treated with about 1 mole to about 4 mole equivalents of trivalent aluminum.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method according to claim 7 wherein the proteinaceous material consists essentially of a proteinaceous material obtained from oleaginous seeds.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method according to claim 7 wherein an aqueous protein solution is treated with trivalent aluminum ions.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method according to claim 11 wherein the trivalent aluminum comprises from about 2 to about 4 mole equivalents of water-soluble trivalent aluminum.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method according to claim 11 wherein the treated proteinaceous material is hydrolyzed with a protease.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method according to claim 11 wherein the proteinaceous material comprises a defatted leguminous material.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method according to claim 11 wherein the proteinaceous material is treated with at least one mole of trivalent aluminun ion and the protein composition consists essentially of a soy isolate.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
65 words
In a proteinaceous material containing protein and phytate in the form of a protein-phytate complex which is insoluble in water at pH levels below the isoelectric precipitating pH for the protein, the improvement which comprises a proteinaceous material treated with a sufficient amount of trivalent aluminum to measurably increase the level of water-soluble protein at a pH below the isoelectric precipitating pH of the protein.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
65 words
In a proteinaceous material containing protein and phytate in the form of a protein-phytate complex which is insoluble in water at pH levels below the isoelectric precipitating pH for the protein, the improvement which comprises a proteinaceous material treated with a sufficient amount of trivalent aluminum to measurably increase the level of water-soluble protein at a pH below the isoelectric precipitating pH of the protein.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
22 words
The proteinaceous material according to claim 16 wherein the proteinaceous material consists essentially of a material obtained from an oleaginous seed material.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
47 words
The proteinaceous material according to claim 17 wherein the protein content of proteinaceous material is at least 40% by weight of the material weight and the treated proteinaceous material contains at least one mole equivalent of trivalent aluminum for each mole of phytate contained within said material.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
36 words
The material according to claim 18 wherein the material is derived from an oleaginous seed material source of at least one member selected from the group consisting of corn seed, leguminous seed material and sunflower seed.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
17 words
The material according to claim 18 wherein the proteinaceous material consists essentially of a defatted soy protein.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
16 words
The material according to claim 18 wherein the proteinaceous material consists essentially of a soy concentrate.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
16 words
The material according to claim 18 wherein the proteinaceous material consists essentially of a soy isolate.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
18 words
The material according to claim 18 wherein the proteinaceous material consists essentially of a protease modified soy isolate.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
46 words
The material according to claim 18 wherein the protein content of the treated material is at least 70% by weight of the total material weight and the material contains from about 2 to about 4 mole equivalents of trivalent aluminum ion for each mole of phytate.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
31 words
The material according to claim 24 wherein the protein content is at least 90% by weight of the proteinaceous material weight and substantially free from water-insoluble protein at a pH 3.0.
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