| abstract |
FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a process for removing isoflavones / phytoestrogens from plant protein and to the production of plant proteins for use in food products containing reduced amounts of phytoestrogens, manganese and / or nucleotides. More particularly, the invention relates to the removal of phytoestrogens, manganese and nucleotides from plant proteins by ion exchange technology. Both phytoestrogens removed and plant protein treated can be retained for further processing. Aphyestrogens are pharmaceutically acceptable. It can be utilized in treated vegetable protein foods. The present invention relates to isoflavones produced by the process, to plant protein products produced by the process of the invention, and to food products containing plant protein products as a source of amino nitrogen. SHE |