Patent ID: 6159715
Filing Date: 2000-12-12
Classification: A23J,A23K,A23L

Abstract:
A method for preparing a modified oilseed material comprising:providing a culture medium which includes oilseed material and has a FAN content of no more than 0.84 mg/g; andincubating the culture medium at a temperature within the range of about 25.degree. C. to about 60.degree. C. in the presence of oxygen and spore forming bacteria at a pH within the range of about 6.0 to about 7.5 for 3 to 6 days to form a modified oilseed material having a FAN content of at least about 15 mg/g on a dry basis and a protein content which is at least about 5 wt. % higher on a dry basis, than the oilseed material prior to said incubating,wherein the culture medium has a water content of about 30 to about 60 wt. %.