Abstract: There is disclosed a method of preparing sunflower butter from dehulled sunflower seeds by treating said seeds with a solution of any one of ascorbic acid, erythorbic acid, hydroquinone, formaldehyde, ascorbyl palmitate or tartaric acid. The treatment avoids discoloration of the sunflower butter prepared from said treated sunflower seeds.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 3, 1982
Date of Patent:
May 7, 1985
Assignee:
CSP Foods Ltd.
Inventors:
Bruce E. MacDonald, Geoffrey Galloway, Yukio Kakuda