Patent ID: 7989592
Filing Date: 2011-08-02
Classification: A23J,A23L,A23P

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 from about 0.5-20% by weight; homogenizing said slurry at a homogenization temperature; introducing said homogenized 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, said temperature condition within said injection zone being from about 225-350° F. and being substantially greater than said homogenization temperature, said pressure condition being from about 10-150 psi; cooling the treated slurry to cause the formation of said hybrid proteins; and recovering hybrid proteins.