Low temperature dry extrusion and high-pressure processing prior to enzyme-assisted aqueous extraction of full fat soybean flakes

Oil, protein and solid extraction yields obtained during aqueous extraction processing (AEP) of full fat soybean flakes (FFSF), FFSF extruded at a die temperature of 100 °C and FFSF pressurised at 200 and 500 MPa for 15 min at 25 °C, were compared to those obtained during enzyme-assisted aqueous extraction processing (EAEP) using 0.5% of protease Protex 7L. Without enzyme addition, pretreatment of the FFSF with extrusion and 500 MPa increased and decreased, respectively, the oil extraction yield while protein extraction yield was significantly decreased after both treatments. The best treatment in terms of oil and protein recovery was EAEP of extruded flakes with 90% and 82% of oil and protein extraction yield, respectively, and 17% of free oil. Addition of protease during extraction significantly decreased the yield of isolated soy protein (ISP) due to an increased solubility of the proteins at pH 4.5. ISP from extruded EAEP had higher solubility at pH 7.0 and better functionality. The DSC results, combined with the protein extraction yields, showed that a proportion of the proteins became insoluble after extrusion and 500 MPa treatment, while only those extracted from 500 MPa FFSF had a reduced native state.