US Patent Issued to ALLIED BLENDING on Sept. 22 for "Egg replacer" (Missouri Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,740,580, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to ALLIED BLENDING (Keokuk, Iowa).

"Egg replacer" was invented by Leslie Boone (St. Louis).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided are egg replacers, comprising chickpea protein and substantially free from rising agent. Also provided are egg replacers, comprising 40-95 wt % starch; 5-40 wt % alternative protein; 1-10 wt % gellant; and 1-10 wt % soluble fiber, for example an egg replacer, comprising: 15-40 wt % potato starch; 8-30 wt % chickpea protein; 30-54 wt % modified food starch; 1-7 wt % dextrose; 0.5-5 wt % sucrose; 1-6 wt % xanthan gum; and 2-7 wt % methylcellulose. Also provided are mixe...