Process for texturizing microbial cells by alkali-acid treatment
Abstract
Abstract PROTEIN-CONTAINING SINGLE CEL MICRO-ORGANISMS ARE PREPARED INTO TEXTURIZED PRODUCTS BY A PROCESS IN WHICH AN AQUEOUS SLURRY OF PROTEIN-CONTAINING MICROBIAL CELLS IS MIXED WITH AN ACID OR ALKALINE ACTIVATING AGENT TO ACTIVATE THE CELL MIXTURE AFTER WHICH THE ACTIVEATED MIXTURE OF PROTEIN-CONTAINING MICROBIAL CELLS AND ACTIVATING AGENT IS PASSED THROUGH AN ACID BATH, IF AN ALKALINE ACTIVATING AGENT IS EMPLOYED, OR THROUGH AN ALKALINE BATH, IF AN ACID ACTIVATING AGENT IS EMPLOYED, THE ACID BATH HAVING A PH IN THE RANGE OF ABOUT 3.5 TO 5.5 AND THE ALKALINE BATH HAVING A PH IN THE RANGE OF ABOUT 7.5 TO 10.5. THE TEXTURIZED PROTEIN PRODUCT PREPARED BY THE PROCESS IS SUITABLE FOR USE AS AN ADDITIVE TO OR A SUBSTITUTE FOR CONVENTIONAL FOODS. IN ADDITION, THE PROTEIN PRODUCTS PREPARED BY THE PROCESS ARE SUITABLE, FOR EXAMPLE, IN THE PREPARATION OF BIO-DEGRADABLE CONTAINERS, PACKAGING MATERIALS, AND UTENSILS.
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- 👤 C Akin
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