- Patent Number:
11918,019
- Appl. No:
18/022282
- Application Filed:
August 22, 2021
- نبذة مختصرة :
Provided is food component comprising cells of at least one bacterium, said cells comprising a crude protein concentration of at least 60 wt % of a total dry weight of said cells and nucleic acid at a concentration of less than about 5 wt % of a total dry weight of said cells, wherein at least 50% of a total number of said cells are dead cells. Further provided are food and beverages comprising such food components and methods of manufacture thereof.
- Inventors:
SUPERBREWED FOOD, INC. (New Castle, DE, US)
- Assignees:
SUPERBREWED FOOD INC. (New Castle, DE, US)
- Claim:
1. A food component comprising cells of at least one bacterium, said cells comprising a crude protein concentration of at least 60 wt. % of a total dry weight of said cells and a nucleic acid concentration of less than about 5 wt. % of a total dry weight of said cells, wherein at least 50% of a total number of said cells are dead cells and wherein at least 50 wt. % of said cells are intact cells.
- Claim:
2. The food component of claim 1 , wherein said at least one bacterium is an anaerobic bacterium.
- Claim:
3. The food component of claim 1 , said cells comprising at east one selected from the group consisting of: (i) essential amino acids at a concentration of at least 20 wt. % of a total dry weight of said cells; (ii) branched-chain amino acids at a concentration of at least 10 wt. % of a total dry weight of said cells; (iii) at least one mineral selected from the group consisting of calcium, iron, zinc, copper, manganese, molybdenum, selenium and combinations thereof; (iv) Vitamin B12 at a concentration of from about 1 to about 20 microgram per 100 gram dry weight of said cells; (v) peptidoglycan at a concentration of from about 0.1 to about 10 wt. % of a total dry weight of said cells; and (vi)butyric acid concentration of from about 0.001 wt. % to about 1 wt. % of the total dry weight of the food component.
- Claim:
4. The food component of claim 1 , characterized by comprising at least one selected from the group consisting of: (i) having protease activity of about 1 milli Anson Unit; (ii) being in the form of a powder having particle size of from about 1 to about 150 microns; (iii) having a fat concentration of less than about 1 wt. % of the total dry weight of said cells; (iv) having a pH of greater than about 6.7; (v) comprising less than 0.1 wt. % casein of the total dry weight of the food component; and (vi) said bacterium being a naturally occurring bacterium.
- Claim:
5. A food or a beverage comprising the food component of claim 1 .
- Claim:
6. The food or beverage of claim 5 , further comprising at least one selected from the group consisting of: (i) a flavorant; (ii) a fruit; (iii) a fat at from about 0.5 wt. % to about 30 wt. % of the total weight of the food or beverage; (iv) a carbohydrate, at from about 5 wt. % to about 20 wt. % of the total weight of the food or beverage; (v) at least one amino acid; (vi) at least 0.05 wt. % of butyrate and/or butyrin; and (vii) a plant protein at a concentration of from about 20 wt. % to about 80 wt. % of the weight of the total protein content.
- Claim:
7. The food or beverage of claim 5 , comprising at least one selected from the group consisting of: (i) comprising an oil-in-water emulsion, wherein said protein stabilizes said emulsion on the interface of oil droplets; (ii) being a homogenized product; (iii) comprising an edible oil; (iv) comprising a foam; (v) comprising dispersed particles of said bacterium; (vi) having a pH of greater than about 6.7; (vii) being a meat or fish analogue; (viii) being an extruded meat product; and (ix) having a protein concentration of at least 5 wt. % of the total weight of the food.
- Claim:
8. The food or beverage of claim 5 , being a dairy analogue.
- Claim:
9. The food or beverage of claim 8 , wherein said dairy analogue is an analogue of a dairy product selected from the group consisting of a cheese, a milk beverage, a yoghurt, a cream, a whipped cream, an ice-cream, dessert, and a butter.
- Claim:
10. The food or beverage of claim 8 , wherein said dairy analogue has a protein concentration of at least 2 wt. % of the total weight of the dairy analogue.
- Claim:
11. A beverage comprising the food component of claim 1 and at least one selected from the group consisting of oat milk and almond milk.
- Claim:
12. A method of preparing a beverage, comprising blending the food component of claim 1 with a plant-based milk to form a blend and optionally homogenizing said blend.
- Claim:
13. The method of claim 12 , wherein said plant-based milk is selected from the group consisting of oat milk and almond milk.
- Claim:
14. A food binder comprising the food component of claim 1 .
- Claim:
15. A meat analogue comprising the food binder of claim 14 .
- Claim:
16. The meat analogue of claim 15 , having a methyl cellulose content of less than about 1 wt. %.
- Claim:
17. A method for the manufacture of the food component of claim 1 , comprising culturing said cells of at least one bacterium in a fermentation medium to obtain a fermentation medium comprising a biomass; separating said biomass from said fermentation medium containing said biomass to obtain separated biomass; and killing at least 50% of cells of said separated biomass.
- Claim:
18. The method of claim 17 , wherein said separating comprises microfiltration.
- Claim:
19. The method of claim 17 , further comprising heating said separated biomass to a temperature of at least 135° C. for a period of at least 2 seconds.
- Claim:
20. The method of claim 17 , further comprising drying said separated biomass to provide a dry biomass having a water content of no greater than 5 wt. %.
- Patent References Cited:
20150305361 October 2015 Holz-Schietinger
20190352676 November 2019 Senaratne
- Primary Examiner:
Badr, Hamid R
- Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Taksel, Eva Leah
- الرقم المعرف:
edspgr.11918019
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