Joseph John Furgal;David P. Hoffman;Kimberly Jean Sitzmann;Scott Paul Hoffman
发明人:
David P. Hoffman,Kimberly Jean Sitzmann,Joseph John Furgal,Scott Paul Hoffman
申请号：
US13485377
公开号：
US20130136845A1
申请日:
2012.05.31
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2013
代理人:
摘要：
A nutrient rich food-grade defatted corn germ flour derived from a dry-milled corn germ fraction is provided. The flour produced contains high levels of protein, dietary fiber, and amino acids and is low in fat. Furthermore, a method for preparing the flour by forming collets and removing oil from the dry-milled corn germ fraction is provided. The method includes: providing a dry-milled corn germ fraction； conditioning the fraction； flaking the fraction to increase surface area； adding water and steam to the flaked fraction； forming the flaked fraction into collets； removing oil from the collets by solvent-extraction； drying the collets； and processing the collets in a food-grade flourmill to obtain food-grade defatted corn germ flour with a desired consistency. The solvent-extraction process produces a miscella, a mixture of corn oil, hydrocarbon solvent, and water. The miscella may be processed through a distillation system to recover crude food-grade corn oil.
