US4435438A
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Soy isolate suitable for use in imitation cheese
Assignee: Staley Continental Inc
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Filing: 1982-06-16
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Granted: 1984-03-06
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Expires: 2002-06-16
Abstract
Abstract Vegetable proteins may be converted into isolates which are useful for preparing imitation cheese products. These unique isolates are characterized in general as: having an NSI of at least 90, having not been subjected to enzymatic or chemical hydrolysis, forming an insoluble gel when reconstituted in water at a 15% by weight protein isolate concentration and heated to 85 DEG C. for 30 minutes, and yielding a melt value of at least 15 cm2. The isolates are prepared under conditions which precondition the protein molecules so that they may be converted, upon heat treatment, into protein aggregates which simulate the hydrocolloidal attributes of caseinate. The heat treatment causes restructuring of the proteinaceous molecules into large molecular weight aggregates. Soy isolates prepared in accordance with this invention may be utilized to replace from about 20% to 60% or higher of the caseinate in an imitation cheese recipe without adversely affecting the melt characteristics of the imitation cheese product.
Inventors
- 👤 William F. Lehnhardt
- 👤 Charles E. Streaty, Jr.
- 👤 Walter C. Yackel, Jr.
- 👤 Ho S. Yang
- 👤 Daniel K. Tang
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-10 01:43
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23C; A23C20/00; A23J; A23J1/00; A23J1/14; A23J3/00; A23J3/14; A23J3/16
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
195 words
A method for preparing a soy protein isolate suitable for use as a replacement of caseinate in imitation cheese which comprises: (a) preparing a slurry of a defatted soybean material in water; (b) extracting the water-soluble protein from the slurry in the presence of sulfurous ions at a temperature of about 25° to 35° C. and a pH of about 7.0 to 7.5; (c) clarifying the extract to remove insolubles; (d) adding acid to the clarified extract to adjust its pH to about 4.2 to 4.6 to precipitate the protein; (e) separating the precipitated protein from the other components of the clarified extract to recover at least a major weight portion of the water-soluble protein in the clarified extract; (f) washing the separated protein to remove substantially all of the pH 4.2 to 4.6 water-soluble components therefrom; (g) dissolving and washed protein in water at a pH of about 7.0 to 7.5; (h) heating the protein solution at a temperature of at least 65° C. for a period of time sufficient to impart a melt value of at least 25 cm 2 to the protein; and (i) recovering the soy protein isolate from the solution.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
195 words
A method for preparing a soy protein isolate suitable for use as a replacement of caseinate in imitation cheese which comprises: (a) preparing a slurry of a defatted soybean material in water; (b) extracting the water-soluble protein from the slurry in the presence of sulfurous ions at a temperature of about 25° to 35° C. and a pH of about 7.0 to 7.5; (c) clarifying the extract to remove insolubles; (d) adding acid to the clarified extract to adjust its pH to about 4.2 to 4.6 to precipitate the protein; (e) separating the precipitated protein from the other components of the clarified extract to recover at least a major weight portion of the water-soluble protein in the clarified extract; (f) washing the separated protein to remove substantially all of the pH 4.2 to 4.6 water-soluble components therefrom; (g) dissolving and washed protein in water at a pH of about 7.0 to 7.5; (h) heating the protein solution at a temperature of at least 65° C. for a period of time sufficient to impart a melt value of at least 25 cm 2 to the protein; and (i) recovering the soy protein isolate from the solution.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 1 wherein a dry soy protein isolate is recovered by dehydrating the protein solution.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 2 wherein the protein solution is heated at a temperature of about 70° to 90° C. for about 15 to 60 seconds.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 3 wherein the protein solution is heated with high shear.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 4 wherein the weight ratio of water to defatted soybean material in the slurry is about 8:1 to 15:1.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 5 wherein the protein concentration in the protein solution is about 10 to 25 weight percent.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 6 wherein the protein solution is heated with successive pressure and cavitation cycling.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 7 wherein the defatted soybean material is a bland, defatted soy flake or grit subjected to azeotropic hexane/ethanol/water extraction.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 8 wherein the sulfurous ion concentration in the extract is about 0.0004 to 0.004 moles ion per mole protein nitrogen.
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