Soybean meal carbohydrate concentration

Lin et al. (15) showed that sunflower meal was superior to soybean and sunflower concentrates or isolates In emulsion capacity. McWatters and Cherry (9) compared select functional properties of defatted soybean, peanut, field pea, and pecan flours and showed that major seed storage proteins were important in emulsifying and foaming properties. Protein solubility was related to the quality of the emulsions and foams. Behavioral characteristics contributed by nonprotein components that occur naturally In the seeds, especially carbohydrates, were Implicated. 

Figure 9.8 describes a batch process for the production of Japanese soy sauce (koikuchi). Soybeans and defatted soybean meals are cooked in continuous pressure-cookers and mixed with roasted and coarsely broken wheat. The mass is inoculated with Aspergillus spores and incubated in shallow vats with perforated bottoms that allow air to be forced through the mass. After three days of incubation at around 30°C, mould growth covers the entire mass. This mass is called koji. Koji is the essential ingredient of most fermented products of East Asia. It is a concentrated source of enzymes necessary for breaking up the large molecules of the carbohydrates and proteins. 

Soy protein powder A concentrated source of protein 185 lo 98%l produced by removal of mast of the carbohydrates from a soybean Hour or meal. Protein supplement. Preparation of extenders or substitutes fur fish, meat, milk, poultry, end eeefood. Very rich in protein. The levels of the other nutrients depend upon the extraction processes used. The consumption of excessive amounts ol protein may promote high unnary losses of catcium and other undesirable effects. 

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