CHICKPEA PROTEIN CONCENTRATE

• Main Authors: BAR-EL DADON, Shimrit, REIFEN, Ram, SCHURING, Martin
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 18.04.2024
• Subjects: FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BYSUBCLASSES A23B - A23J; HUMAN NECESSITIES; PHOSPHATIDE COMPOSITIONS FOR FOODSTUFFS; PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL; PROTEIN COMPOSITIONS FOR FOODSTUFFS; THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OFNUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT; THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES; WORKING-UP PROTEINS FOR FOODSTUFFS

The present invention relates to a palatable chickpea protein concentrate comprising a protein content of more than 70% by weight of total dry matter; and wherein said protein concentrate comprises less than 0.8 mg/g saponins. The invention also relates to a method for manufacturing a debittered chickpea protein concentrate comprising a protein content of more than 70% byweight of total dry matter; and wherein said protein concentrate comprises less than 0.8 mg/g saponins, the method comprising the steps of: (i) providing a water suspension of chickpea material; (ii) debittering the chickpea material; and (iii) extracting the proteins from the product of step (ii).