Patent ID: 7534459
Filing Date: 2009-05-19
Classification: A23J

Abstract:
1. A method of preparing hybrid proteins comprising the steps of: providing an aqueous, protein-containing slurry comprising at least two different proteins and having a solids content of up to about 0.5-20% by weight; at least one of said different proteins selected from the group consisting of soy, wheat, oat, rice, peanut, cotton seed, corn, sorghum, fruits, beef, poultry, pork, milk, whey, eggs, and mixture thereof; introducing said slurry and steam into a pressurized injection zone, and treating said proteins therein under conditions of heat and pressure and for a time sufficient to alter the conformation of at least some of the proteins; cooling the treated slurry to a temperature of from about 50-150° F. over a period of from about 10-60 seconds to cause the formation of said hybirds proteins; and recovering hybrid proteins.