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US 12,349,703 · App. 16/316,099 · Granted Jul 8, 2025

Chickpea protein concentrate

Inventors: Ram Reifen (Rehovot, IL); Shimrit Bar-El Dadon (Rehovot, IL); Martin Schuring (Bremerhaven, DE)
Assignee: YISSUM RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT COMPANY OF THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM LTD.
A23L11/34A23C20/025A23J1/14A23J3/227A23V2002/00
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Patent No.
US 12,349,703
App. No.
16/316,099
Granted
Jul 8, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are debittered chickpea based protein concentrates, methods of manufacturing thereof and food products comprising the protein concentrates.

Claims (4)

1. A method for manufacturing a debittered chickpea protein concentrate, the method comprising the steps of: (i) providing a water suspension of chickpea material; (ii) debittering the chickpea material; and (iii) extracting the proteins from the product of step (ii); wherein step (ii) comprises mixing the material with fumaric acid.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein step (iii) comprises subjecting the product of step (ii) to alkaline conditions.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein step (ii) comprises mixing fumaric acid to a final concentration of between 0.2% and 1% fumaric acid.

4. The method of claim 1 , said method further comprises a step of concentrating proteins by a process selected from the group consisting of: membrane distillation, nanofiltration, ultrafiltration, diafiltration, and evaporation.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 8, 2019
From: REIFEN, RAM; BAR-EL DADON, SHIMRIT; SCHURING, MARTIN
To: YISSUM RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT COMPANY OF THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM LTD.
Reel/Frame 047927/0854 →
Continuity (3)
Provisional Application 62429890 · Dec 5, 2016
Provisional Application 62360388 · Jul 10, 2016
Related Publication 20200390131A1 · Dec 17, 2020
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