The present invention provides a process for the production of a protein powder having an improved solubility and taste profile from brewer's spent grain. The process comprises nanofiltration at a specified applied pressure. The present invention also provides a protein powder produced from brewer's spent grain, a process for producing food or beverage products incorporating the protein powder, and food or beverage products comprising the protein powder.

A method for making a taste modifying ingredient is provided. The method includes a) subjecting a rice protein to enzymatic hydrolysis to obtain a reaction mixture; b) separating the reaction mixture to obtain a supernatant; and c) recovering the supernatant of the reaction mixture.

Processes for preparing and purifying protein from plant material, and compositions and uses comprising the same, are provided.

The present disclosure relates to the method for the production of iodinated proteins to be used as biologically active substances and can be used for preventing and treating of the iodine deficiency conditions in humans and animals, in particular, when producing food products, biologically active food supplements, medicinal agents and veterinary preparations and foodstuffs. To this end, a method for the production of iodinated proteins and/or their hydrolyzates is proposed, comprising fermentation of the source protein raw material with an inorganic iodine aqueous solution by introducing therein a buffer mixture of reagents with a reaction mixture of enzymes immobilized on semipermeable membranes or on inert supports. The invention provides for the production of proteins with a determinated iodinated tyrosine amino acid residues content.

A process for using bacterial or fungal metalloprotease and trypsin to solve problems associated with conventional protease extraction techniques by dramatically reducing temperature, incubation time and proteolysis during protease extraction. The present disclosure relates to a protease treatment for increasing yield from plant or other material by extracting nutrients from the fibrous waste portion of milled plant material while preserving the nutritional and functional qualities of the extracted material for use as a food product. The process preserves the quality of the extracted material, including beta glucan and protein, by utilizing low temperatures and minimal protease activity and digestion time during extraction.

The present disclosure is related to non-dairy analogs and beverage formulations comprising a deamidated refined protein component and method of using such products. The non-dairy analogs and beverage formulations exhibit improved properties such as decreased precipitation of the refined protein component. In certain embodiments, these non-dairy analogs can exhibit improved stability when used as a substitute for a dairy product in food products including but not limited to yogurt, sour cream, ice cream, coffee creamer, heavy cream, whipping cream, pudding, soft cheese, or hard cheese. In certain embodiments, the non-dairy analogs exhibit substantially reduced or no visible feathering when added to hot beverages such as coffee or tea.

A composition and method of preparing a pea protein hydrolysate includes obtaining a pea protein composition, adding a fungal protease to the pea protein composition, and hydrolyzing the pea protein composition to a degree of hydrolysis of about 4% or greater to obtain a pea protein hydrolysate. In an example, the degree of hydrolysis can range from about 4% to about 25% at a pH ranging from about 5 to about 7.5 and at a temperature ranging from about 30° C. to about 60° C. The resulting pea protein hydrolysate has a solubility of at least 30% at pH 3.4, a viscosity of at least 65 cPs at pH 3.4, a dispersibility of at least 115 seconds at about neutral H, and a suspendability of at least 1.5 TSI Global at pH 3.4.

The invention relates to a plant protein preparation made of soybeans having improved functional properties and to a process for the production thereof. The preparation comprises a mixture of proteins and/or constituents of proteins and a proportion of saccharides from the group of mono-, di- and/or oligosaccharides having up to 4 monomer units. The mixture of proteins and/or constituents of proteins has a molecular weight distribution of proteins and peptides in which a mass fraction between 50% and 100% has a molecular weight of <20 kDa, a mass fraction between 0% and 30% has a molecular weight between 20 kDa and 45 kDa and a mass fraction between 0% and 20% has a molecular weight of >45 kDa. The preparation has good technofunctional properties and a pleasantly neutral aroma and taste profile.

The present invention provides a method for the preparation of a gluten-containing grain having lowered levels of gluten. The method includes providing a prepared gluten-containing grain which may be optionally sterilized or pasteurized. The prepared gluten-containing grain is then inoculated with a prepared fungal component and incubated. In one embodiment the prepared fungal component myceliates the prepared gluten-containing grain while incubated and during this process hydrolyzes gluten in the prepared gluten-containing grain. The present invention also includes a gluten-containing grain having lowered levels of gluten which has been prepared by the methods of the invention.

The disclosure provides a method for extracting antibacterial peptides and albumin from pea whey wastewater, which includes following steps: in extracting the albumin, centrifuging with the pea whey wastewater generated during pea protein processing as raw material; controlling temperature and exchanging heat to adjust temperature of the raw material; sequentially performing a microfiltrating, nanofiltration, ultrafiltration and secondary nanofiltration to obtain an albumin slurry; performing a multi-effect concentration on the albumin slurry; adding an alkaline substances to adjust pH; sterilizing and drying to finally obtain the albumin, which realizes a targeted extraction of the albumin with small molecular weight in the pea whey wastewater and avoids resource waste. The albumin with small molecular weight and the antibacterial peptides in the pea whey water are effectively recycled, thus avoiding environmental pollution caused by improper treatment of the pea whey water and realizing resource reuse.