The present invention relates to the use of a seaweed based food product that provides the color, texture and nutrients necessary to prepare a meat-like product that is capable of providing the consistency, texture and taste of a meat that is commonly consumed, including from animals such as a cow, a sheep, a pig, a chicken, a turkey, an ostrich and a fish. The seaweed-based food product can be derived from a red, brown or green seaweed that is capable of providing the taste, consistency and color, both when cooked and when raw, of a meat that is consumed.

The present invention relates to a method for processing fresh algae at ambient temperature by subjecting algae to an osmotic shock and treating the disrupted algae with an enzyme composition comprising cell wall degrading enzymes. This gentle process at ambient temperature allows for the isolation of algal protein which has good solubility, also in the presence of salt and good foaming, emulsifying and water binding properties. Another advantage is that this method of protein isolation allows for cascaded biorefinery, since protein isolation may be followed by a treatment of the remaining biomass with carbohydrate degrading enzymes to produce clean biogas in high yields and a mineral rich water stream in anaerobic digestion.

The present invention discloses a soluble native rapeseed protein isolate having improved color, a method for preparing a soluble native rapeseed protein isolate having improved color and use of said rapeseed protein isolate in a food product.

The present disclosure discloses methods for preparing plant-based protein compositions, such as a pea protein isolate, comprising alkaline phosphate salts, wherein the compositions exhibit greatly improved solubility. The high solubility of these plant-based protein isolate compositions greatly facilitates the manufacture of food and beverage products containing plant-based protein.

An unmodified, undenatured whole plant-based protein burger alternative is provided for vegans and vegetarians. Yardlong bean is combined with 3 whole plant-based aromatic ingredients and flour to form a ‘sticky’ homogenous mixture. The composition is subjected to low heat to retain nutrients and activate organic binders. The product succeeds in achieving superior sensory flavors and aroma, a chewy vegetable specific texture, and an aesthetic appearance of beef patties. It is a whole plant-based food alternative to highly complex processed foods. This product is naturally paleo, low carb, ketogenic, diabetic- and environmental-friendly.

A comestible binder includes water, glycerol, and about 25% by weight or greater of a protein source including a protein. A comestible product includes inclusions and the binder holding the inclusions together in the comestible product. A method of forming a binder includes combining water, glycerol, and about 10% by weight or greater of the protein source to form a binder composition. The method also includes removing water at a dehydrating temperature less than a denaturation temperature of the protein to achieve the binder having a predetermined moisture level without denaturing the protein. The binder includes about 25% by weight or greater of the protein source and the protein is not in a denatured state in the binder. The protein source may include a pulse protein, a lentil protein, a chickpea protein, a potato protein, a rapeseed protein, a sunflower protein, an algae protein, or a combination thereof.

The invention relates to a method for disintegration and unlocking of plant-based starting material with the method steps a) providing a plant-based starting material, b) adding a disintegration solution to the starting material and leaving it in the disintegration solution until disintegration, c) dispensing of the constituents of the disintegrated starting material in a dispensing volume to obtain solid constituents and dissolved constituents of the plant-based starting material, d) separation of solid constituents from dissolved constituents of the plant-based starting material, e) obtaining the separated constituents of the plant-based starting material as materials for further utilization by, e1) Fractionating of cellulose-based fibers from lignin-rich shells of the solid constituents of the plant-based starting material by means of an cyclone separation technique to obtain purified fractions of cellulose-based fibers and lignin-rich shells, e2) aggregation/complexation of dissolved proteins of the dissolved constituents of the plant starting material by complexing agents and separation of the sedimented aggregated/complexed condensed proteins to obtain an aggregated/complexed protein mass.

The present invention relates to a process-economic method for the disconnection/detachment of constituents consisting of water-soluble and dissolved compounds comprising proteins and/or carbohydrates and/or flavorings and/or colorant agents and/or fats and/or toxins; —optionally water-soluble and undissolved compounds comprising starch; —solid matter comprising cellulose-based fibers and/or lignin-rich shells; of a protein-containing biogenic starting material.

The present invention concerns a process wherein native and functional protein isolates can be successfully obtained from plant material such as oilseeds, legumes and lentils. This can be achieved by a proper pre-treatment of the plant material, followed by a method of extracting proteins under mild and non-destructive conditions using an aqueous solvent, followed by fractionation, concentration and further purification using a novel combination of GRAS organic solvents.

A system and method for commercial production of aqueous Sargassum seaweed extract concentrate having arsenic level of around 1.32-15 mg/l; cadmium level of around 0.005-5 mg/l; lead level of around 0.2-12 mg/l; mercury level of around 0.00002-2 mg/l; and pH of around 7.4-9 is disclosed. The resulting seaweed extract concentrate can be used in plant and soil amendments, rooting hormones, other organic plant and soil amendments, organic fertilizers, adjuvants for use with organic pesticides, organic fungicides, in combinations of organic pesticides, with fungicides, and as fertilizers for agricultural, commercial and domestic use. The resulting seaweed extract concentrate can also be used to regulate plant growth, or as a plant nutrient. The method is believed to be able to prepare an extract concentrate from any high protein biomass, including Sargassum, water hyacinth or other seaweed.