Re: Re: Question about hydrolized

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Carol-

>Basically a powdered protein - sometimes it was casein, sometimes soy -

>would be dumped in a vat with hydrochloric acid for about 36 hours IIRC.

Interesting. I've read of processing plant wastes (both animal and

vegetable) being turned into hydrolyzed protein products, but this sounds

more expensive and inefficient. Do you know if my information on plant

wastes is incorrect, or did the plant you worked at just make a different

type or grade of product?

>Another strange product we made was artificial margarine. Believe it or

>not, one of the ingredients was butter.

Now THAT is bizarre!

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[Guest guest]

I really don't know about the waste products issue. I think it could be

done but don't know if it is. I've been out of that business for almost

30 years now.

The company I worked for (ish name) would get truck loads of 50 lb

bags of dried protein. At first it was casein (I think from NZ), and

later for price reasons it was corn (I mistakenly said soy in my earlier

post). The finished hydrolyzed product was mixed with our main product,

- an extract of spent brewers yeast. The finished product tasted like

beef broth. This was in the late 60s when the price of beef had soared

to the point that there were butcher shops selling horse meat because

people couldn't afford the beef. Since the plant that I worked at is

still there, I would guess the product is still in the soups.

I wasn't very involved in the butter stuff, so don't know just how it

was made. It did involve butter, vegie oil, and adding enzymes in a

" digester " that " cooked " it. During one step everything smelled and

looked like " baby poo " . I know the incoming oil tanker had to be tested

for " acid " and I was the unlucky one that tested the first truck in

about 3 years that failed.

When we expanded the plant to make it, the expansion cost $3 mil (in

about 1970) and this new product saved the company enough that the plant

was amortized in one year.

Carol K

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> Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2004 14:07:47 -0500

> From: Idol <Idol@...>

>Subject: Re: Re: Question about " hydrolized "

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>>Basically a powdered protein - sometimes it was casein, sometimes soy -

>>would be dumped in a vat with hydrochloric acid for about 36 hours IIRC.

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>Interesting. I've read of processing plant wastes (both animal and

>vegetable) being turned into hydrolyzed protein products, but this sounds

>more expensive and inefficient. Do you know if my information on plant

>wastes is incorrect, or did the plant you worked at just make a different

>type or grade of product?

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>>Another strange product we made was artificial margarine. Believe it or

>>not, one of the ingredients was butter.

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>Now THAT is bizarre!

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