Let's make protein powder
It took the scientific community almost 70 years to agree on the name ‘protein’ and discard the popular alternative, proteid. But protein powder processing still needed another five decades to be commercialized in the 1950s. Once extraction and purification could be industrialized, protein powder soon became a basic staple supplement.
Which protein powder equipment do you need?
Premium vacuum conveyor
Ultrafine pin mill
Long gap mill
In-line continuous blender
Conical screw mixer
Conical screw vacuum dryer
Flash drying system
Laboratory horizontal agitated ball mill
High-shear impact mixer
Active freeze dryer
Laboratory scale active freeze dryer
Laboratory conical screw vacuum dryer
Laboratory high shear impact mixer
Miniature scale high-shear mixer
Vertical paddle dryer
Air dehumidifiers
Continuous fluid bed dryer
Checkweigher for sachets and sticks
Checkweigher for stand-up pouches
Manual bagger with net weigher
Manual bagger with gross weigher
Belt dryer/cooler for pellets and granules
Horizontal vacuum dryer with eccentric agitator
Rotary vacuum dryer
Vacuum tray dryer with clean-in-place system
Horizontal paddle vacuum dryer
Laboratory-scale vacuum tray drying oven
Packaging machine for preformed paper bags from 500 g to 5 kg.
Packaging machine for sealed plastic bags from 250 g to 10 kg
Horizontal form, fill and seal machine for bags up to 10kg
Fluid bed dryer and mixer for lab scale
Fluid bed dryer for lab scale
Fluid bed dryer for production scale
Economical Pouch Packaging Machine
CIP system for bulk tanks
Milling and drying machine for fine powders
Case packer machine for pouches
Can filling equipment
Filling and weight checking machine for food cans
Big bag filling machine
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Obtain higher protein purification with chromatography
A critical step in protein powder processing is purification from other biological elements found in the cell. Most purifying techniques apply fractionation methods such as centrifugation followed by decantation.
Column chromatography takes advantage of the physical properties of the protein mixture to offer a powerful purification method. You may either target the protein itself or the other elements in the liquid solution as it percolates through a solid phase.
Perform protein power processing at low temperatures
Animal-derived protein finds optimum stability at a temperature of around 37 °C. However, its behavior changes once it is brought out of the cells, even if the temperature is maintained
Protein extraction yields better results at about 4 °C. Low temperatures allow greater control of the elements in the solution, while enzymes employed to break up protein perform better in a cooler environment.
Add a buffering component in the solution medium to stop denaturation
Proteins are prone to denaturation once extracted from their natural pH conditions. Protect your extract by adding a buffering component to your solution. Biological buffers with an acid dissociation constant of around 7, such as phosphate, offer good protection.
In addition, reducing agents shield your protein powder processing from oxidation. Dithiothreitol (DTT) or 2-mercaptoethanol are typical reducing agents, but the former shows higher effectiveness.
Soy protein extract delivers complete digestibility
Vegetables are also a good source of protein. Peas, hemp, and rice offer popular alternatives to animal-based protein, but they lack amino acids that the human body cannot synthesize.
On the other hand, Soy protein is the only plant-based alternative that meets all the essential requirements. Soy protein registers the highest score for quality on the Protein Digestibility Corrected Amino Acid Score (PDCAAS).
Insect processing is emerging as an alternative protein source
Agricultural entomology has come to the fore as an efficient protein source. Cricket protein, in particular, has attracted attention for its adaptability to human consumption requirements.
The ecological impact of insect farming is significantly lower than either crop or animal farming. Not only does it require less space, water, and energy, but insects can be reared on clean agricultural by-products such as surplus grains.