Affiliation:
1. Department of Grain Science and Industry Kansas State University Manhattan Kansas USA
2. Department of Food, Nutrition and Packaging Sciences Clemson University Clemson South Carolina USA
3. Stored Product Insect and Engineering Research Unit, CGAHR USDA‐ARS Manhattan Kansas USA
4. Grain Quality and Structure Research Unit, CGAHR USDA‐ARS Manhattan Kansas USA
Abstract
AbstractThe market for plant proteins is expanding rapidly as the negative impacts of animal agriculture on the environment and resources become more evident. Plant proteins offer competitive advantages in production costs, energy requirements, and sustainability. Conventional plant‐protein extraction is water and chemical‐intensive, posing environmental concerns. Dry fractionation is an energy‐efficient and environmentally friendly process for protein separation, preserving protein's native functionality. Cereals and pulses are excellent sources of plant proteins as they are widely grown worldwide. This paper provides a comprehensive review of the dry fractionation process utilized for different seeds to obtain protein‐rich fractions with high purity and functionality. Pretreatments, such as dehulling and defatting, are known to enhance the protein separation efficiency. Factors, such as milling speed, mill classifier speed, feed rate, seed type, and hardness, were crucial for obtaining parent flour of desired particle size distribution during milling. The air classification or electrostatic separation settings are crucial in determining the quality of the separated protein. The cut point in air classification is targeted based on the starch granule size of the seed material. Optimization of these operations, applied to different pulses and seeds, led to higher yields of proteins with higher purity. Dual techniques, such as air classification and electrostatic separation, enhance protein purity. The yield of the protein concentrates can be increased by recycling the coarse fractions. Further research is necessary to improve the quality, purity, and yield of protein concentrates to enable more efficient use of plant proteins to meet global protein demands.
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