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Article: Extract proteins from whey.
- Article from:
- Emerging Food R&D Report
- Article date:
- December 1, 1999
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Unique proteins in whey help prevent ear infections in children, improve iron absorption in infants and boost the nutritional value of foods. Engineers at the University of Wisconsin (College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, 1605 Linden Dr., Madison, WI 53706) have applied for patent protection on a process that extracts specific proteins from whey.
The scientists are using ion exchange to separate the proteins of whey more thoroughly than previously possible. By separating individual proteins, processors can take advantage of their special biological and physical functions. Investigators have been working with the Wisconsin Center for Dairy Research, which is ...