Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Sterne, Kessler, Goldsstein & Fox P.L.L.C.
  • Patent number: 6517876
    Abstract: An easily dispersible granule of soybean protein contains powdery soybean protein whose surface is coated with a carbohydrate, which is not readily digestible, wherein the carbohydrate is present in an amount of at least 5 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the powdery soybean protein. A method for preparing such an easily dispersible granule of soybean protein in which powdery soybean protein is granulated while the powder is sprayed with an aqueous solution containing a carbohydrate which is not readily digestible and which is characterized by using at least 5 parts by weight of the hardly digestible carbohydrate per 100 parts by weight of the powdery soybean protein is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2003
    Inventors: Koji Tsukuda, Yasuhiro Hoshii