Patent ID: 6177072
Filing Date: 2001-01-23
Classification: A01N,A23J,Y10S

Abstract:
A soy hydrolysate composition produced by a process comprising:(i) washing soy particles with water to form a suspension that will settle upon standing leaving a supernatant and settled soy particles;(ii) decanting the supernatant from the settled suspension;(iii) repeating steps (i) and (ii) until the supernatant is clear; and(iv) collecting the resulting washed soy particles and treating said washed soy particles with a sufficient amount of a combination of enzymes including lipase, protease and amylase to produce a clear liquid soy hydrolysate composition having a slight yellowish color, an unpleasant odor and a pH of about 6.8, wherein the enzymatic treatment step is carried out in a pH range of about 4 to 8.