US5232729A
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Whey protein gel and a process for producing the same
Assignee: JNC Corp
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Filing: 1992-02-12
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Granted: 1993-08-03
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Expires: 2012-02-12
Abstract
Abstract A whey protein gel which is transparent, thermostable, usable as food and is highly safe without damaging the nutritive value of whey protein, and a process for producing the gel are provided, which gel comprises whey protein dissolved or dispersed in water or a buffer solution and poly-L-lysine or its salt, and which process comprises adding poly-L-lysine or its salt to a solution or dispersion of whey protein in water or a buffer solution to effect gelation.
Inventors
- 👤 Keiko Katsuta
- 👤 Jun Hiraki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 23:50
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23J; A23J3/00; A23J3/04; A23J3/08
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
22 words
A whey protein gel comprising whey protein dissolved or dispersed in water or a buffer solution and a poly-L-lysine or its salt.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
22 words
A whey protein gel comprising whey protein dissolved or dispersed in water or a buffer solution and a poly-L-lysine or its salt.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
43 words
A whey protein gel according to claim 1, comprising a solution or dispersion including 8 to 70% by weight of whey protein and 0.01 to 1 part by weight of poly-L-lysine or its salt based upon one part by weight of whey protein.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
A whey protein gel according to claim 1, wherein said poly-L-lysine or its salt is selected from the group consisting of α-poly-L-lysine, its salt, ε-poly-L-lysine and its salt.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
A whey protein gel according to claim 2, wherein said poly-L-lysine or its salt is selected from the group consisting of α-poly-L-lysine, its salt, ε-poly-L-lysine and its salt.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
A whey protein gel according to claim 1, wherein said salt of poly-L-lysine is an inorganic salt or an organic salt.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
A whey protein gel according to claim 2, wherein said salt of poly-L-lysine is an inorganic salt or an organic salt.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
36 words
A process for producing a whey protein gel comprising adding poly-L-lysine or its salt to a solution or dispersion obtained by dissolving or dispersing a whey protein in water or a buffer solution to effect gelation.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
36 words
A process for producing a whey protein gel comprising adding poly-L-lysine or its salt to a solution or dispersion obtained by dissolving or dispersing a whey protein in water or a buffer solution to effect gelation.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
50 words
A process for producing a whey protein gel according to claim 7, comprising adding to a whey protein solution or dispersion containing 8 to 70% by weight of whey protein, 0.01 to 1 part by weight of poly-L-lysine or its salt based upon one part by weight of whey protein.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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