Claims
- 1. A process for the production of water-soluble vegetable fibers which comprises degrading okara, said okara being a water-insoluble residue containing insoluble protein and insoluble fiber and obtained by adding water to defatted soybeans to form a slurry and removing the water soluble fraction from the slurry, said degrading being carried out at a pH 3 to 6 and at a temperature of 80.degree. to 130.degree. C. to obtain water-soluble hemicellulose having an average molecular weight of 50,000 to 1,000,000 and a protein content of less than 10% by weight based on the dry solids and recovering the water soluble hemicellulose.
- 2. A process for the production of water-soluble vegetable fibers according to claim 1, wherein the average molecular weight is 100,000 to 400,000.
- 3. A process for the production of water-soluble vegetable fibers according to claim 1, wherein constituent sugar components of the water-soluble hemicellulose are rhamnose, fucose, arabinose, xylose, galactose, glucose, and uronic acid.
Priority Claims (2)
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2-30677 |
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Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation-in-part of now abandoned application Ser. No. 08/076,946, filed Jun. 16, 1993, which application is a continuation of now abandoned application Ser. No. 07/768,412, filed Oct. 7, 1991, which is a U.S. National Phase application of PCT/JP91/00132.
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