A method of separating organic matter and inorganic matter from egg by-products material includes a drying step, a milling step, and a separating step. In the drying step, an amount of egg by-products material is dried to create a dried egg by-products material. During the milling step, the dried egg by-products material is milled to create a milled egg by-products material. The milled egg by-products material is then separated into an amount of organic matter and an amount of inorganic matter in the separating step. The egg-by products material includes at least unhatched egg by-products.

A method of separating organic matter and inorganic matter from egg by-products material includes a drying step, a milling step, and a separating step. In the drying step, an amount of egg by-products material is dried to create a dried egg by-products material. During the milling step, the dried egg by-products material is milled to create a milled egg by-products material. The milled egg by-products material is then separated into an amount of organic matter and an amount of inorganic matter in the separating step. The egg-by products material includes at least unhatched egg by-products.

An egg breaking apparatus for breaking eggs having shell and contents including yolk and albumen, includes a plurality of egg breaking devices, each adapted for holding, breaking and opening a single egg at a time, and an albumen collection unit for collecting albumen remaining on shells and/or egg breaking devices after the contents have been discharged under the influence of gravity. The albumen collection unit has at least one collection member with at least one opening adapted for allowing the passage of a fluid and at least one cover member adapted for covering the opening(s) in the collection member(s). The collection member(s) and/or the cover member(s) are moveable between a first mutual position where the cover member(s) cover(s) the opening(s) and a second mutual position where the opening(s) is/are uncovered.

An egg breaking apparatus for breaking eggs having shell and contents including yolk and albumen, includes a plurality of egg breaking devices, each adapted for holding, breaking and opening a single egg at a time, and an albumen collection unit for collecting albumen remaining on shells and/or egg breaking devices after the contents have been discharged under the influence of gravity. The albumen collection unit has at least one collection member with at least one opening adapted for allowing the passage of a fluid and at least one cover member adapted for covering the opening(s) in the collection member(s). The collection member(s) and/or the cover member(s) are moveable between a first mutual position where the cover member(s) cover(s) the opening(s) and a second mutual position where the opening(s) is/are uncovered.

There is a method of separating phosvitin and HDL proteins from an egg yolk composition. The egg yolk composition includes HDL proteins bound to phosvitin. At least a portion of the HDL proteins are hydrolysed to cause the HDL proteins and phosvitin to become unbound and forming a hydrolysed solution comprising hydrolysed HDL, phosvitin and peptides. The hydrolysed HDL is separated from the phosvitin and peptides to form a separated hydrolysed HDL composition and a separated phosvitin and peptide solution. One resulting product is an egg yolk composition formed having at least 20% solids by mass of phosvitin phosphopeptides unbound from HDL. Another resulting product is an egg yolk composition having at least 80% hydrolysed HDL-derived lipopeptide solids by mass.

There is a method of separating phosvitin and HDL proteins from an egg yolk composition. The egg yolk composition includes HDL proteins bound to phosvitin. At least a portion of the HDL proteins are hydrolysed to cause the HDL proteins and phosvitin to become unbound and forming a hydrolysed solution comprising hydrolysed HDL, phosvitin and peptides. The hydrolysed HDL is separated from the phosvitin and peptides to form a separated hydrolysed HDL composition and a separated phosvitin and peptide solution. One resulting product is an egg yolk composition formed having at least 20% solids by mass of phosvitin phosphopeptides unbound from HDL. Another resulting product is an egg yolk composition having at least 80% hydrolysed HDL-derived lipopeptide solids by mass.

The present invention provides an edible composition including at least one: recombinant pigeon ovalbumin, recombinant hamerkop ovalbumin, or recombinant collard flycatcher ovalbumin. Further provided are a food product including the edible composition of the invention, as well as a method for preparing same.

The present invention provides an edible composition including at least one: recombinant pigeon ovalbumin, recombinant hamerkop ovalbumin, or recombinant collard flycatcher ovalbumin. Further provided are a food product including the edible composition of the invention, as well as a method for preparing same.

The present invention addresses the problem of providing an albumen hydrolysate that has emulsifiability, emulsion stability and heat coagulability. An albumen hydrolysate obtained by hydrolysis of albumen with a protease, wherein the dry weight of a precipitate formed by adding nine times the amount of 0.4 M trichloroacetic acid (TCA) to the albumen hydrolysate is 60% or more relative to the dry weight of albumen treated in the same manner.

The present invention addresses the problem of providing an albumen hydrolysate that has emulsifiability, emulsion stability and heat coagulability. An albumen hydrolysate obtained by hydrolysis of albumen with a protease, wherein the dry weight of a precipitate formed by adding nine times the amount of 0.4 M trichloroacetic acid (TCA) to the albumen hydrolysate is 60% or more relative to the dry weight of albumen treated in the same manner.