The present invention provides a (preferably defatted) rice bran hydrolysate composition which comprises of more than 50 wt % (on dry matter) of (poly)peptides and which has a DH (Degree of Hydrolysis) of at least 10%, preferably between 10 and 16% and more than 90%, preferably more than 95%, of the (poly) peptides has a molecular weight (MW) of more than 500 Da.
