Patent ID: 7569671
Filing Date: 2009-08-04
Classification: A23K,A23L,C08B,C11B

Abstract:
1. A process for fractionation of corn, the process comprising the steps of: preparing the corn for extraction; without separating germ from the prepared corn, extracting oil from the prepared corn with a solvent to provide an extracted corn-solvent mixture; separating the extracted corn-solvent mixture into at least two streams, one including an extract comprising the oil and the solvent, and the other comprising de-oiled corn solids and adsorbed solvent; membrane processing the extract to separate the solvent from the oil; desolventizing the de-oiled corn solids from the other stream to substantially remove the solvent and provide-deoiled, desolventized corn solids; resuspending said de-oiled, desolventized corn solids in water; and separating one or more of fiber, starch and protein from the suspended de-oiled, desolventized corn solids to produce one or more corn products.