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Process for deflatulating and improving the digestibility of legumes

Patent 4376127 Issued on March 8, 1983. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject January 23, 2001. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

Patent References

3293143

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Inventor

Application

No. 06/227599 filed on 01/23/1981

US Classes:

426/46, Legume426/52, With added enzyme material or microorganism435/267Treating animal or plant material or micro-organism

Examiners

Primary: Jones, Raymond N.
Assistant: Curtin, Elizabeth J.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

International Classes

A23L 1/20 (20060101)
A23L 1/211 (20060101)

Abstract

Legumes of the genus Phaseolus, genus Soja, and genus Lens and products thereof are deflatulated and their digestibility is improved by adding thereto an effective amount of an enzyme system found in components of the plants of pineapple and papaya.

Other References

  • Perlmann, G. E. and Lorand, Laszlo, "Proteolytic Enzymes", Methods in Enzymology, vol. XIX, .COPYRGT.1970, pp. 226-244 and 283 and 284
  • Sugimoto, H. and Van Buren, J. P., Journal of Food Science, vol. 35, 1970, pp. 655-660
  • Veebel, S., The Enzymes, Sumner and Myrbuck Eds., 1st Edn, vol. 1, New York, Academic Press, 1951, pp. 621-623
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