Patents Assigned to Soy Ultima, L.L.C.
  • Patent number: 7067163
    Abstract: A process for producing a stabilized soy beverage from dehulled-whole soybeans partially hydrolyzed with enzymes. The process generally includes: providing whole soybeans (100); activating endogenous enzymes of the whole soybeans (110), hydrolyzing proteins in the soybeans (120); and hydrolyzing carbohydrates in the soybeans (130) to form a hydrolyzed soy base (140) including proteins and carbohydrates that do not form an observable colloidal phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Assignee: Soy Ultima, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Leslie M. Nsofor
  • Patent number: 6451359
    Abstract: A process for producing a stabilized soy beverage from dehulled whole soybeans partially hydrolyzed with enzymes. The process includes: providing whole soybeans; hydrating the soybeans to activate endogenous enzymes within the soybeans; dehulling the soybeans; hydrolyzing the proteins within the dehulled soybean cotyledons by incubating the cotyledons at elevated temperatures; gelatinizing the incubated cotyledons to induce coagulation of the soybean polysaccharides; milling the gelatinized cotyledons into a slurry; hydrolyzing the polysaccharides of the cotyledons, aided by the addition of cellulase; deodorizing the slurry to form a hydrolyzed soy base; mixing sweeteners, flavoring, and solubilization aids with the hydrolyzed soy base; homogenizing the hydrolyzed soy base; and heat treating the hydrolyzed soy base to form a soy beverage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2002
    Assignee: Soy Ultima, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Leslie M. Nsofor