| abstract |
CEREAL OR OTHER PROTEIN-CONTAINING MATERIAL IS GROUND AND MIXED WITH A LIQUID FLUOROCARBON WHOSE DENSITY IS ADJUSTED TO 1.35 TO 1.45. THE RESULTING SLURRY IS CENTRIFUGED, WHEREBY TO PRODUCE A PROTEIN FRACTION FLOATING ON THE SURFACE OF THE LIQUID, A BOTTOM PHASE COMPOSED MAINLY OF STARCH, AND AN INTERMEDIATE FLUOROCARBON PHASE CON-TAINING FAT. THE PROTEINN PHASE CAN BE EASILY SEPARATED FROM THE REMAINDER, DRIED, AND USED AS A DIETARY SUPPLEMENT OR THE LIKE. THE STARCH AND FAT COMPONENTS CAN ALSO BE READILY SEPARATED FROM THE CENTRIFUGED SLURRY. |