Method for producing a hypoallergenic wheat flour
US6063427A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 27, 1996 |
| Grant date | May 16, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 27, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12Y304/22004
- WIPO fieldFood chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention provides a method for producing a hypoallergenic wheat flour, which comprises mixing water or aqueous ethanol solution to wheat flour, and then mixing a protease having a high collagenase-like activity and being applicable to food preparation with the mixture. The present invention also provides a hypoallergenic wheat flour produced by the above method, and wheat flour processed food products made from this hypoallergenic wheat flour as a raw material. The present invention makes it possible for a patient suffering from wheat-associated allergy to safely take various food products made from the wheat flour.
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