Abstract: A process for obtaining soybean protein flakes, granules, or powder, suitable for the direct human consumption, easily digestible and which do not lead, when eaten, to flatulence, consisting of subjecting, through a puffing process, to a further cooking and consequent expansion - lightening the granules of soybean proteins formerly extruded, that is already heat-treated and expanded. The obtained product may be further heat-treated for a period from 30 minutes to 10 hours, but preferably from one and two hours for obtaining flakes, granules or powder of soybean proteins light, agreeable to eat as such and easily digestible.The flakes, granules or powder of soybean proteins may be mixed to soy lecithin paste or an edible oil, in a dosage varying from 2% to 40% by weight.

Abstract: A process for preparing palatable soya protein in granular or powdered form for direct human consumption, from defatted and scoured, textured or not textured, and extruded soya flour or soya protein comprises dry baking the soya starting material at a temperature in the range of 40.degree. C. to 120.degree. C. for a time of 3 to 14 hours and optionally, adding soya lecithin thereto. The product obtained by this process surprisingly has a taste greatly improved over that of the unbaked soya starting material.