Novozymes A/S Patent for Enzymatic Plant Protein Extract Method
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USPTO published patent application US20260096575A1 assigned to Novozymes A/S for an enzymatic method of producing plant protein extract. The method involves treating plant protein raw materials under alkaline conditions with protein deamidase added before, during, or after treatment, followed by protein recovery and spray drying. The resulting plant protein extract has improved solubility suitable for food or beverage applications. The application was filed on September 28, 2023.
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USPTO published patent application US20260096575A1 for Novozymes A/S covering an enzymatic method of producing plant protein extract. The method involves treating plant protein raw materials under alkaline conditions with protein deamidase added at various stages, recovering the protein, and spray drying. The resulting extract has improved solubility properties.
Affected parties including food and beverage manufacturers, ingredient suppliers, and biotechnology companies developing plant-based proteins should monitor this application for potential impact on freedom-to-operate assessments and competitive landscape in the plant protein ingredient market.
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ENZYMATIC METHOD OF PRODUCING PLANT PROTEIN EXTRACT
Application US20260096575A1 Kind: A1 Apr 09, 2026
Assignee
NOVOZYMES A/S
Inventors
Zhen LONG, Mingzhu WANG, Yonghao CUI
Abstract
A method of producing plant protein extract, which comprises treating plant protein raw materials under alkaline conditions, recovering the protein and spray drying the recovered protein, wherein protein deamidase is added before alkaline treatment or during alkaline treatment or after alkaline treatment. The obtained plant protein extract has improved solubility which can be used in the food or beverage.
CPC Classifications
A23J 1/148 C12N 9/80 C12Y 305/01002
Filing Date
2023-09-28
Application No.
19113034
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