Patent ID: 6774215
Filing Date: 2004-08-10
Classification: A23J,C11B

Abstract:
A method of separating and isolating a lipid-rich lipid/protein complex from soybeans, comprising:adding a substance having the ability to aggregate lipids with proteins selected from the group consisting of sodium chloride, potassium chloride and ammonium chloride in amounts from 0.05 to 0.5 M, to a water extract of soybeans, thereby producing a sedimenting or floating lipid-rich lipid/protein complex, wherein the lipid content of the complex is at least 45% per aggregate; isolating the sedimenting or floating lipid-rich lipid/protein complex; and wherein the weight ratio of lipid to protein of the isolated complex is at least 2-fold higher than the weight ratio of lipid to protein of the soybeans.