IP Library Granted Patent US 7,404,973
Granted Patent B2
US 7,404,973 · App. 10/196,778 · Granted Jul 29, 2008

Bowman-Birk inhibitor soy protein concentrate composition

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Patent No.
US 7,404,973
App. No.
10/196,778
Granted
Jul 29, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

A Bowman-Birk Inhibitor Concentrate (BBIC) that has a high protein content. The BBIC is made from conventional soybeans using ultrafiltration, without acid or alcohol extraction or acetone precipitation.

Claims (7)

1. A Bowman-Birk inhibitor soy protein concentrate product having more than about 65 wt.% soy protein on a dry basis and a chymotrypsin inhibitor level of at least 110 mg/g, wherein the Bowman-Birk inhibitor soy protein concentrate product is derived from a non-acidic aqueous extract of soy flour.

2. The product of claim 1 , wherein the product is acetone-free.

3. The product of claim 1 , wherein the product was not extracted with alcohol.

4. The product of claim 1 , wherein the product has about 70-85 wt.% soy protein on a dry basis.

5. The product of claim 1 , wherein the product has a chymotrypsin inhibitor level of greater than about 150 mg/g.

6. A pharmaceutical composition that is made from the product of claim 1 .

7. A dietary supplement that is made from the product of claim 1 .

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 18, 2003
From: CENTRAL SOYA COMPANY, INC.
To: SOLAE HOLDINGS LLC
Reel/Frame 014700/0767 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 18, 2003
From: SOLAE HOLDINGS LLC
To: SOLAE, LLC
Reel/Frame 014712/0379 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 11, 2002
From: KONWINSKI, ARTHUR H.; MONAGLE, CHARLES W.; SINGH, NAVPREET; SZUHAJ, BERNARD F.
To: CENTRAL SOYA COMPANY, INC.
Reel/Frame 013300/0148 →