US 11,968,995 B2
Method to convert insects or worms into nutrient streams and compositions obtained thereby
Tarique Arsiwalla, Amsterdam (NL); and Kees Wilhelmus Petrus Aarts, Amsterdam (NL)
Assigned to Bühler AG, Uzwil (CH)
Filed by Bühler Insect Technology Solutions AG, Uzwil (CH)
Filed on Oct. 17, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/655,956.
Application 16/655,956 is a division of application No. 14/766,511, granted, now 10,537,118, previously published as PCT/NL2014/050077, filed on Feb. 7, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/761,735, filed on Feb. 7, 2013.
Claims priority of application No. 2010268 (NL), filed on Feb. 7, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2020/0045987 A1, Feb. 13, 2020
Int. Cl. C07K 14/435 (2006.01); A23D 9/00 (2006.01); A23D 9/02 (2006.01); A23J 1/02 (2006.01); A23J 3/04 (2006.01); A23K 10/00 (2016.01); A23K 10/20 (2016.01); A23K 20/142 (2016.01); A23K 20/147 (2016.01); A23K 20/158 (2016.01); A23L 33/00 (2016.01); A23L 33/115 (2016.01); A23L 33/17 (2016.01); A23L 35/00 (2016.01); A61K 47/12 (2006.01); C11B 1/06 (2006.01); C11B 1/12 (2006.01)
CPC A23D 9/02 (2013.01) [A23D 9/00 (2013.01); A23J 1/02 (2013.01); A23J 3/04 (2013.01); A23K 10/00 (2016.05); A23K 10/20 (2016.05); A23K 20/142 (2016.05); A23K 20/147 (2016.05); A23K 20/158 (2016.05); A23L 33/00 (2016.08); A23L 33/115 (2016.08); A23L 33/17 (2016.08); A23L 35/00 (2016.08); A61K 47/12 (2013.01); C11B 1/06 (2013.01); C11B 1/12 (2013.01); A23V 2002/00 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
 
1. A dried protein composition comprising:
at least 50 wt. % of a protein; and
at most 25 wt. % of a fat based on dry total weight of the composition, which is mixed with the protein,
wherein the fat comprises at least 40 wt. % saturated fat based on a total weight of the fat in the composition,
wherein the fat contains at least 7 wt. % lauric acid C12:0 based on a total weight of the fat in the composition,
wherein the protein and the fat are derived from insects or worms and the protein has a pepsin digestibility of at least 50%, as measured by a pepsin-HCl method, and
wherein the composition has a moisture content of less than 8%.