EFFECTIVE PLANT PROTEIN DRINK STABILIZERS COMPRISING COLLOIDAL MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE MADE FROM NON-DISSOLVING CELLULOSE PULP
Provided is a co-attrited MCC/CMC stabilizer composition containing MCC made from non-dissolving cellulose pulps that is useful for stabilizing plant protein based drinks. Also provided are plant protein drink compositions stabilized using the co-attrited MCC/CMC stabilizer composition containing MCC made from non-dissolving cellulose pulps. Also provided are methods of stabilizing plant protein drink compositions using the co-attrited MCC/CMC stabilizer composition containing MCC made from non-dissolving cellulose pulps.
1 . A stabilized plant protein based drink composition comprising:
a plant protein and
a co-attrited microcrystalline cellulose/carboxymethylcellulose (MCC/CMC) stabilizer comprising:
a microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) made from a non-dissolving cellulose pulp, the non-dissolving cellulose pulp having a native hemicellulose content that is about 2% to about 10% of the non-dissolving cellulose pulp on a dry weight basis, and the MCC having a non-dissolving cellulose pulp content that is about 15% to 100% of the MCC on a dry weight basis;
a first carboxymethylcellulose (CMC),
wherein the MCC and the first CMC are provided in a weight ratio of MCC to CMC that is about 95:5 to about 70:30;
the MCC and the first CMC are co-attrited; and
the co-attrited MCC/CMC has an initial viscosity of about 250 cps to about 750 cps when dispersed in water at 2.6% solids; and
a second CMC having a high degree of substitution of between 0.9 and 1.5 and a medium viscosity of about 200 cps to about 4000 cps, measured at 2% solids in water at 25° C.;
wherein the co-attrited MCC/CMC before drying is wet blended with the second CMC.
2 . The stabilized plant protein based drink composition of claim 1 , wherein the plant protein is a peanut protein.
3 . The stabilized plant protein based drink composition of claim 1 , wherein the second CMC is wet blended in a weight ratio of co-attrited MCC/CMC to the second CMC that is about 99:1 to 85:15.
4 . The stabilized plant protein based drink composition of claim 1 , wherein the second CMC is wet blended in a weight ratio of co-attrited MCC/CMC to the second CMC that is about 92:8.
5 . The stabilized plant protein based drink composition of claim 1 , wherein the non-dissolving cellulose pulp is paper grade pulp, fluff pulp, Kraft pulp, sulfite pulp, soda pulp, southern bleached softwood pulp, northern bleached softwood pulp, bleached Eucalyptus pulp, bleached hardwood pulp, non-wood pulp, cellulosic agricultural residue, or any combination thereof.
6 . The stabilized plant protein based drink composition of claim 1 , wherein the non-dissolving cellulose pulp is bleached softwood Kraft pulp.
7 . The stabilized plant protein based drink composition of claim 1 , wherein the non-dissolving cellulose pulp is an elemental chlorine free untreated bleached softwood Kraft pulp.
8 . The stabilized plant protein based drink composition of claim 1 , wherein the co-attrited MCC/CMC has an initial viscosity of from 300 cps to 700 cps when dispersed in water at 2.6% solids.
9 . The stabilized plant protein based drink composition of claim 1 , wherein the co-attrited MCC/CMC has an initial viscosity of from 400 cps to 700 cps when dispersed in water at 2.6% solids.
10 . The stabilized plant protein based drink composition of claim 1 , wherein the MCC has a non-dissolving cellulose pulp content that is about 100% of the MCC on a dry weight basis.
11 . The stabilized plant protein based drink composition of claim 1 , wherein the co-attrited MCC/CMC stabilizer has xylan and mannan content above 2.0% on a dry weight basis.
12 . A method for stabilizing a plant protein based drink composition comprising:
(a) co-attriting (i) a microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) having a non-dissolving cellulose pulp content that is about 15% to 100% of the MCC on a dry weight basis wherein the non-dissolving cellulose pulp has a native hemicellulose content that is about 2% to about 10% of the non-dissolving cellulose pulp on a dry weight basis, and (ii) a carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) to form a co-attrited MCC/CMC stabilizer; and
(b) mixing a plant protein based drink and the co-attrited MCC/CMC stabilizer;
wherein the plant protein based drink comprises a plant protein;
wherein the amount of MCC and the amount of CMC are in a weight ratio of about 95:5 to about 70:30; and
wherein the co-attrited MCC/CMC has an initial viscosity of about 250 cps to about 750 cps when dispersed in water at 2.6% solids.
13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the plant protein is a peanut protein.
14 . The method of claim 12 , wherein step (a) further comprises wet blending an additional CMC with co-attrited MCC/CMC to form the co-attrited MCC/CMC stabilizer, wherein the additional CMC has a high degree of substitution of between 0.9 and 1.5 and a medium viscosity of about 200 cps to about 4000 cps, measured at 2% solids in water at 25° C.
15 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the weight ratio of co-attrited MCC/CMC to the additional CMC is about 99:1 to 85:15.
16 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the weight ratio of co-attrited MCC/CMC to the additional CMC is about 92:8.