Patents Assigned to Soy Pectin
  • Production of pectin from soybeans
    Patent number: 7141261
    Abstract: A novel process for extracting pectin from waste hull/hypocotyl streams during soybean processing is shown. Chemical extracting agents in addition to or in conjunction with heat and agitation are used to extract pectin from the waste streams. The pectin is then precipitated in alcohol, washed and dried. A process for whitening the extracted pectin is also shown.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Assignee: Soy Pectin
    Inventors: Philip G. Crandall, Anna M. McCain
  • Production of pectin from soybeans
    Patent number: 6787177
    Abstract: A novel process for extracting pectin from waste hull/hypocotyl streams during soybean processing is described. Chemical extracting agents in addition to or in conjunction with heat and agitation are used to extract pectin from the waste streams. The pectin is then precipitated in alcohol, washed and dried. A process for whitening the extracted pectin is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2004
    Assignee: Soy Pectin, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip G. Crandall, Anna M. McCain