US 12,310,384 B2
Microbial-based process for high quality protein concentrate
William Gibbons, Brookings, SD (US); and Michael L Brown, Volga, SD (US)
Assigned to The South Dakota Board of Regents, As Governing Board for South Dakota State University, , SD (US)
Filed by PRAIRIE AQUATECH LLC, Brookings, SD (US)
Filed on Aug. 29, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/897,746.
Application 17/897,746 is a continuation of application No. 17/243,315, filed on Apr. 28, 2021, granted, now 11,844,362.
Application 17/243,315 is a continuation of application No. 16/918,831, filed on Jul. 1, 2020, granted, now 11,147,292, issued on Oct. 19, 2021.
Application 16/918,831 is a continuation of application No. 15/151,599, filed on May 11, 2016, abandoned.
Application 15/151,599 is a continuation of application No. 13/691,843, filed on Dec. 2, 2012, granted, now 9,370,200, issued on Jun. 21, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/566,487, filed on Dec. 2, 2011.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/566,557, filed on Dec. 2, 2011.
Prior Publication US 2023/0084825 A1, Mar. 16, 2023
Int. Cl. A23J 1/12 (2006.01); A23J 1/14 (2006.01); A23K 10/14 (2016.01); A23K 10/38 (2016.01); A23K 20/147 (2016.01); A23K 40/20 (2016.01); A23K 40/25 (2016.01); A23K 50/80 (2016.01)
CPC A23J 1/125 (2013.01) [A23J 1/14 (2013.01); A23J 1/148 (2013.01); A23K 10/14 (2016.05); A23K 10/38 (2016.05); A23K 20/147 (2016.05); A23K 40/20 (2016.05); A23K 40/25 (2016.05); A23K 50/80 (2016.05); Y02A 40/818 (2018.01)] 16 Claims
 
1. An evaporated fermented syrup comprising a supernatant obtained after (i) aerobic fermentation of a soybean-based feedstock with a microbe and (ii) hydrodynamic separation to remove microbes and suspended solids, wherein the syrup comprises soluble proteins and soluble fibers, wherein the syrup comprises at least about 2.1% solids on a dry matter basis (dmb), wherein the protein content in the hydrodynamically separated solids is at least about 61% (dmb), and wherein said syrup contains a higher amount of alcohol soluble components than the hydrodynamically separated solids.