Patent ID: 6905713
Filing Date: 2005-06-14
Classification: A23J,A23L,A23V

Abstract:
1. A method of processing defatted oil seeds selected from the group consisting of ricebran, sunflower, cotton seeds, Brassica oil seeds and mixtures thereof, comprising the steps of: a) solubilizing at least a portion of the protein contained in the oil seeds to produce suspended residual solids and a first solution comprising protein, phenolic-protein complexes, and free phenolic compounds; b) treating at least a portion of the phenolic-protein complexes in the first solution by at least two different methods to liberate at least some phenolic compounds from the phenolic-protein complexes thereby producing a second solution; c) separating at least a portion of the free phenolic compounds from the second solution and recovering a free phenolic reduced solution; and d) treating the free phenolic reduced solution to precipitate at least a portion of the protein as a precipitated protein isolate and recovering a treated solution containing a soluble protein isolate,