Patents Assigned to Agricultural Production and Vegetable Products, Ltd.
  • Preparation of food products
    Patent number: 4259358
    Abstract: An aqueous slurry of legume seeds is subjected to amylolytic enzyme treatment, preferably by .alpha.-amylase followed by amyloglucosidase. The dry starting material or the slurry may be divided into protein-enhanced and protein-depleted fractions to facilitate treatment. Lipid and/or methionine derivatives may also be added, and the resultant product optionally treated with aldehyde. The products find application as milk-replacers, food ingredients and foods for human and non-human mammals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 1975
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1981
    Assignee: Agricultural Production and Vegetable Products, Ltd.
    Inventor: Iain F. Duthie