Food supplement from vegetable pulp and method of preparing same
US4241093A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 11, 1978 |
| Grant date | Dec 23, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 11, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA23L19/10
- WIPO fieldFood chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A bland food supplement which can be used as a filler, extender, or protein binder in a variety of food products is made from water-extracted vegetable pulp such as sugar beet pulp. The pulp is contacted with an aqueous bleaching solution selected from the group consisting of hydrogen peroxide, an alkali metal peroxide, ammonium persulfate, sulfur dioxide, sodium hydrosulfite, sodium chlorite, sodium hypochlorite, chlorine, chlorine dioxide and combinations thereof. The bleached pulp is separated from the bleaching solution, and is then dried to obtain a stable, free-flowing, food supplement comprising about 4% to 8% by weight water, about 7% to 9% crude protein, about 15% to 25% crude fiber, about 60% to 70% nitrogen-free extracts, and about 2.5% to 5% ash.
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