Improvements in the Preparation of Staminal Foods.
Year: 1898

page_text: Improvements in the Preparation of Staminal Foods.
1, HERBERT ELWARDS WRIGHT, M.A. (Cantab), of Southend House, Wickwar, in
the County of Gloucester, Brewer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
My invention relates to an improved process for the preparation of staminal
foods.
My invention includes the following steps ;-
1. The steeping of cereal or leguminous seeds in a solution of a suitable iron
salt, or preparation of iron, or of a phosphate salt, preferably a phosphate of lime,
soda, or potash, or in a dilute solution of phosphoric acid, or of a mixture of any
of these substances. In certain cases also I may treat the seeds consecutively by two
or more of these aforesaid solutions. The growth of the aerospore, and the forma-
tion of organic compounds of any of the substances thus introduced preferably
forms a part of the operation.
2. Certain seeds, such as cress, mustard, turnip, and so forth, may be caused to
germinate by treatment with any of the above solutions, and the edible green
portion of the sprouted seed can be used for food in the green or dried or other
state.
3. The preparation of seeds whether in the form of malted grain, flour thereof,
or of dried sprouts with addition of some or any of the inorganic salts above set
forth in such proportions as may be necessary or desirable in order to bring the
quantity of such basic salt or salts to a definite normal proportion.
W. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
322, High Holborn, London, W.C.,
Patent Agents for the Applicant.
Improvements in the Preparation of Staminal Foods.
HERBERT EDWARDS WRIGHT, of Southend House, Wickwar, Gloucestershire,
M.A. (Cantab), Brewer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement:
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That it is an invention of which the chief object is to increase the amount of
mineral matter in cereal & leguminous seeds, whether germinated after the manner
of malt or ungerminated or in the products of other seeds when used green, or
5 dried for food, primarily, by the aid of germinative changes, in the form of

page_text: organic compounds of iron, whether phosphates or otherwise, or of lime, soda or
potash combined with phosphoric acid to form phosphates and secondarily to
increase to any extent desirable the inorganic constituents of the aforesaid seeds. I
therefore either steep the seeds in or otherwise treat them with solutions containing
approximately 0.5 per cent. of the iron or like bases, but variable to any extent
which may seem desirable from time to time and according to the vitality of the
seeds, using, in the case of the iron; solutions of the protosulphate, nitrate, chloride,
phosphate or peptonate, and, in the case of lime, either a solution of the. phosphate
or preferably of calcium hydroxide, calcium nitrate or calcium chloride or a
mixture of two or all of these in any proportions, getting the desired phosphates
by later steepings sprinklings or treatment in any way either with very dilute
phosphoric acid or with solutions of any phosphates but preferably those of soda or
potash.
And although I prefer to use dilute solutions of the nature named, getting rid
of superfluous moisture, more or less rapidly, by the use of such drying agents
as anhydrous calcic chloride, quick lime or currents of pure air I also claim that
the aforesaid definition of the solutions as containing 0.5 per cent. of the base shall
not enable any other person than myself to use any similar solutions of greater
or less strength in the steeping of cereal or leguminous seeds for the purpose of
making them germinate, or of other seeds such as mustard or cress, of which the
resulting plant is edible in the green state, or debar me from so doing.
And in the case of cereal or leguminous seeds steeped but not intended to be
allowed to germinate, I may use a 5% to 10% solution of the aforesaid salts and
I claim the exclusive right so to steep them in solutions of those or of any greater
or less percentage.
I also claim the sole right of using solutions of sodium or potassium phosphate,
alone or together or in conjunction with all or any of the other solutions specified, for
seeds as aforesaid, whether intended for germination or otherwise; or of any
calcium salt, not before specified, which being employed in the steeping, sprinkling
or treatment of cereal or leguminous seeds, may enable them to absorb any pro-
portion of lime, which by subsequent treatment of the said seeds with phosphoric
acid or any phosphates in solution may increase the percentage of ash in those
seeds above the normal, & particularly the percentage of the phosphates therein.
And I also claim the exclusive right of adding any of the salts of iron, whether
named or otherwise, or of phosphates of lime, soda or potash or other phosphates to
bring the quantity of such salts contained in any of the above-named seeds up to
a desired and definite standard, and also of producing all or any of the articles of
food above set forth, & that in this connection the words "cereal and leguminous
seeds may be taken to include not only all meal or flour therefrom but all dried
sprouts or rootlets of the same after treatment by my process.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is:
1. The right of using solutions of iron, solutions of calcium salts, of phosphates
generally or of phosphoric acid in the steeping or treatment of cereal or leguminous
seeds, whether they are to be germinated after the manner of malt or not, or of
seeds vielding plants of which the green portion is edible.
2. The right of adding inorganic salts to any product of the above-named seeds
in order to raise the ash of the mixed product up to a definite standard.
Dated this Seventh day of April 1899.
HERBERT EDWARDS WRIGHT.