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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7585527 | Composition and method for treating iron deficiency anemia A composition comprising heme iron and/or heme iron polypeptide in combination with ionic iron(s) and/or chelated iron(s). Administration of effective dosages of the present composition provides a method for treating and/or preventing iron deficiency anemia, and the... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7182962 | Immunostimulator for animals and humans, and method of preventing animal and human infectious diseases and cancer The goal of the present invention is to provide substances to prevent diseases by activating inherently possessed functions, for cultured fishes and shellfishes and livestock with tendency of decreased immune function due to densely populated breeding environment, a... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7022358 | Collagen membrane made from porcine skin Collagen membranes are formed from porcine rinds (i.e., pig skins) for us in a variety of applications and, most preferably, for wrapping food products, such as hams and the like. First, after removing skins from the porcine, the skins are promptly frozen. In later ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7005158 | Methods of improving the properties of egg proteins The subject invention provides innovative methods of manipulating the structure and function of egg proteins, preferably albumen, through controlled acid and alkali unfolding and subsequent refolding. The subject invention provides techniques for manipulating egg pr... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6709685 | Process for the preparation of compound fertilizer granules The invention relates to a process for the preparation of compound fertilizer granules containing at least two of the plant nutrients nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, said process including the steps of: providing a solid fee material including at least one solid... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6555336 | Method for preparing albumin hydrolysates In a method for preparing albumin hydrolysates from a starting material containing albumins in concentrated or isolated form, the starting material are homogenized with an aqueous solution at a temperature of between 10 and 80° C. and at a pH of between ... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6383533 | Enzyme-treated protein-containing food and method for producing the same A food containing a protein treated with at least one transglutaminase and at least one oxidoreductase. The presence of the treated protein enhances the quality of the food.... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6248383 | Agent for improving water binding capacity of meat and method of making The meat quality-improving agent of the present invention includes an enzymatic hydrolyzate of a protein. By using the above meat quality-improving agent for frozen meats, pressured and heat-sterilized foods, or processed ground meat foods, an improvement... | 06/19/2001 |
| 5840849 | Blends of collagen type I and collagen type III for food casings Blends of collagen type I and collagen type III having crosslinks of the pyridinoline (Pyrid), dihydroxylysinonorleucine (DHLNL) and histidinohyroxylysinonorleucine (HHL) types, wherein the amounts of the crosslinks satisfy the ratio: (Pyrid+DHLNL)/HHL=0.... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5741494 | Immunopotentiative and infection-protective agent containing bacillus and egg white Synergistic compositions of egg white and Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus celleus, Lactobacillus lactis, Lactobacillus casei, Bifidobacterium bifidum or Clostridium and optionally also containing garlic for treating and preventing infections and other uses ar... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5658605 | Process for producing bound-formed food A process for the preparation of bound-formed food comprising adding transglutaminase, a casein and an edible surface active agent, to a raw food material. The resulting bound-formed foods have excellent taste and savor.... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5573801 | Surface treatment of foodstuffs with antimicrobial compositions An antimicrobial composition comprising a Streptococcus-derived or Pediococcus-derived bacteriocin or synthetic equivalent antibacterial agent in combination with a chelating agent. Such composition may be used in conjunction with a foodstuff or with a fo... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5565226 | Immobilized enzyme for removal of residual cyclodextrin The immobilized enzyme for removal of residual cyclodextrins is either a combination of an alpha-amylase and a CGTase which has been immobilized or a fungal alpha-amylase which has been immobilized. In addition to either the fungal alpha-amylase or the CG... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5532005 | Process for removal of residual cyclodextrin The process entails treating a system such as a food system which contains residual cyclodextrin with both CGTase and an amylase at a temperature of 40° C. to 80° C., a pH of 4 to 6 for a time of 1 to 48 hours to hydrolyze the residual cyclodextrin. The... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5520933 | Method for the production of foods and beverages The present invention relates to a method for producing foods and beverages having a desirable flavor which comprises bringing an animal-derived, ethyl butyrate-synthesizing enzyme having a potency in the range of 0.1 unit/mg protein or higher under the c... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5486461 | Casein hydrolyzate and method for production of such casein hydrolyzate The new casein hydrolyzate does not contain any unhydrolyzed casein and is characterized by a defined molecular weight distribution. The method is characterized by being performed by means of three defined proteolytic enzymes and a non-pH star method. The... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5486367 | Enzymatic method for accelerating fermentation of comestible products An improved, short-time process for fermentation of comestible products is described which enhances the growth of operative microorganisms in a fermentation system and consequently reduces the required incubation time. The process involves inoculating a g... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5484888 | Gelatin production Gelatin, having high Bloom or gel strength in excess of 300, is extracted from fish, with high yield, by pre-treating collagen rich fish skins with a limewater (Ca(OH)2) solution suspension with a concentration of between 19 gm of Ca(OH)2 | 01/16/1996 |
| 5478585 | Process for producing lipoprotein-containing substance having reduced lipid content There is disclosed a process for producing a lipoprotein-containing substance having a reduced lipid content. The lipid content is reduced by treating a lipoprotein-containing substance with at least one enzyme selected from the group consisting of proteo... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5356637 | Method for preparing an enzymatic hydrolysate An enzymatic hydrolysate having a high di- and tripeptide content is prepared by subjecting to enzymatic proteolysis a protein mixture preliminarily prepared by means of a thermal treatment. The hydrolysate having a high di- and tripeptide content is extr... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5266338 | Egg pasteurization Egg products, particularly low cholesterol products, are pasteurized by contact with hydrogen peroxide at elevated temperature. The pasteurized egg is then contacted with catalase to convert the peroxide to water and diatomic oxygen, and the oxygen is the... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5141757 | Flavouring agent A process for the production of a flavoring agent, in which an aqueous suspension of a protein-rich material is prepared, the proteins are solubilized by hydrolysis with a neutral or alkaline protease, the suspension is heat-treated at a mildly acidic pH ... | 08/25/1992 |
| 5080911 | Process for modifying the properties of egg yolk A process for modifying the properties of egg yolk, which comprises treating egg yolk with an effective amount of phospholipase D derived from a microorganism, thereby to convert phospholipids contained in said egg yolk into phosphatidic acid.... | 01/14/1992 |
| 4636388 | Preparing protein for hydrolysis and product A purified protein particularly adapted for enzymatic hydrolysis can be prepared by gelling the protein followed by breaking the gel into particles and washing the particles in sufficient liquid to allow portions of the nonproteinaceous material in the ge... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4579660 | Method for treatment of biomass The invention relates to a method for treatment of the biomass. The crude biomass is hydrolyzed by means of a proteolytic enzyme, the dissolved hard particles are separated from the total hydrolyzate by rough filtration, and the filtrated enzymatic hydrol... | 04/01/1986 |
| 4504583 | Process for crystallizing egg white lysozyme In the process of crystallizing egg white lysozyme by cooling a salt solution containing egg white lysozyme, a seed crystal is added to the solution, which solution is then maintained at a temperature of about 10° C. to 28° C. for a certain period of ti... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4482574 | Process for the preparation of protein for hydrolysis An improved hydrolysate is prepared from a water-soluble protein by enzymolysis wherein the protein has been heated under alkaline conditions for a period of time insufficient to gel the protein followed by cooling the solution to below 30° C.... | 11/13/1984 |
| 4473589 | Protein liquefication process and products Sources of protein, such as residues and waste products from processing fish, poultry, pork and beef as well as single cell microorganisms, are hydrolyzed to provide liquid products containing substantially all of the component amino acids, lipids and pho... | 09/25/1984 |
| 4452888 | Process for producing a low-molecular weight peptide composition and nutrient agent containing the same A low-molecular weight peptide composition mainly based on dipeptides and tripeptides is produced by dispersing protein raw material from any suitable source in water at a concentration of 5 to 20 w/v %, adjusting the pH of the dispersion to 1 to 4 with a... | 06/05/1984 |
| 4411915 | Heme-iron-enriched amino acid and a process for the preparation of heme-iron-enriched amino acid There is disclosed heme-iron-enriched amino acid preparation consisting of aggregates of heme-protein fragments with heme bonded to histidine groups present in the fragment and a method for preparing this amino acid preparation from heme-proteins, especia... | 10/25/1983 |
| 4407829 | Method of manufacturing collagen products The present invention relates to the manufacture of a collagen slurry which can be used, inter alia, for manufacturing casings for food products. When manufacturing the slurry, various parts of the digestive system are used as starting material and are re... | 10/04/1983 |
| 4402873 | Extraction of protein from pork bones Protein is extracted from fresh or cured pork bones to produce an aqueous solution of about 4% to 7% protein, as well as a lard by-product and cooked bone fragments which may be ground and sold as bone meal. Bone fragments of the desired maximum dimension... | 09/06/1983 |
| 4388331 | Collagen sausage casing There is disclosed an improved collagen sausage casing and a method to produce such a casing. The normal processes for manufacturing collagen casing are employed. Immediately prior to the point in the process where the collagen extrusion mass is extruded,... | 06/14/1983 |
| 4386161 | Process for the preparation of incoagulable blood by means of proteolytic enzymes and protein concentrate prepared therefrom Proteolytic enzymes, particularly papain, are used for rendering whole blood incoagulable. The treatment is preferably carried out at a pH of 7.2 with a ratio between enzyme and substrate, for instance, 1:200, and a volume ratio of 1:10. In the case of pa... | 05/31/1983 |
| 4262022 | Method for preparing a food material from blood A material based on blood, in which the red corpuscle fraction has been partially proteolytically hydrolyzed and thereby decoloured, to be used as an additive to food products, especially meat, due to the nutritional and functional properties of this mate... | 04/14/1981 |
| 4225622 | Protein hydrolysis products from limed splits Tannery limed splits are utilized as a collagen source to produce protein hydrolyzates, utilizing steam under superatmospheric pressure as a heat source and utilizing molecular sulfur dioxide to minimize color development.... | 09/30/1980 |
| 4208808 | Blood drying method and apparatus The present invention provides a drying device for coagulating and/or drying a fluid material having significant solids content, such as animal blood, to produce a dried solid product where the device includes generally an upwardly sloped elongate housing... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4180592 | Food Protein Product Blood, red blood derivatives or blood-containing materials such as liver are decolorized for use in food or animal food products by oxidants such as hydrogen peroxide or calcium or sodium peroxide. Excess peroxide can be removed and a desirable color achi... | 12/25/1979 |
| 4176199 | Extraction of protein from edible beef bones and product Protein is extracted from edible beef bones by crushing the bones to a predetermined size, then cooking the bones in approximately equal parts of water by weight with a papain based proteolytic enzyme added in a predetermined amount. Cooking is carried ou... | 11/27/1979 |
| 4115592 | Instant dissolving egg white A process for preparing dried egg white having improved flow and water solubility characteristics includes spray coating dried egg white particles with an aqueous 40%-80% solution of sucrose to form a substantially complete and uniform coating comprising ... | 09/19/1978 |
