Patent ID: 6238725
Filing Date: 2001-05-29
Classification: A23L

Abstract:
A process for removing oligosaccharide causing flatulence in a legume comprising:(a) soaking a legume in a water bath in stagnant, sprayed or flowing water at a first temperature which is above ambient temperatures and below a critical rehydration temperature under conditions effective and for a period of time sufficient to produce a legume having a moisture content of at least 50% of that of a fully hydrated legume;(b) soaking and heating the legume of step (a) in said water bath at a second temperature at a pH ranging from about 5.5 to about 9.0 under conditions effective to substantially remove all of the flatulence-causing oligosaccharides therefrom, said second temperature being greater than said critical rehydration temperature and said first temperature, but less than an inactivation temperature of an oligosaccharide reducing enzyme present in the legume.