Patent ID: 6517885
Filing Date: 2003-02-11
Classification: A23L

Abstract:
A process for producing mustard cake from mustard seed, said mustard seeds each having a hull thereon and oil fixed therein, said process comprising the steps of:a) drying mustard seed to be processed to a starting moisture content; b) dehulling the dried mustard seed by cracking the dried mustard seed to yield, cracked mustard seed and loosened cracked seed hulls; c) removing a portion of the loosened cracked seed hulls therefrom; that which remains being dehulled mustard seeds; d) forming mustard cake by pressing the dehulled mustard seed to expel a portion of the oil therefrom; and e) maintaining the temperature of the dehulled mustard seed during said pressing, being the pressing temperature, below 55 degrees Celsius to minimize the degradation of the myrosinase enzyme present in said dehulled mustard seed by the pressing temperature.