Patent ID: 8481677
Filing Date: 2013-07-09
Classification: C12P,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A protein concentrate made according to a process for producing a protein concentrate from a starch containing grain or oil seed, the process comprising: (i) grinding the starch containing grain to produce a ground starch containing grain; (ii) slurrying the ground starch containing grain with water to prepare a slurry comprising starch and glucans; (iii) solublizing starch and glucans comprising the slurry with enzymes to provide a solublized slurry; (iv) adding a fermentation organism to the solublized slurry; (v) fermenting the solublized slurry comprising the fermentation organism until fermentation is complete, thereby producing a fermented slurry; (vi) separating the fermented slurry into solid and liquid fractions; (vii) recovering the solid and liquid fractions; (viii) drying the recovered solid fraction at a temperature below that which would denature or damage proteins; thereby producing the protein concentrate according to a process for producing a protein concentrate from a starch containing grain or oil seed, wherein the protein concentrate comprises protein in an amount that is in a range that is between about 30% protein to about 70% protein on a dry basis.