ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,648,576, issued on June 9, was assigned to ANHUI NONG ANKANG FOODS LTD COMPANY (Chaohu, China).

"Method for preparing linseed food product from linseed" was invented by Hao Zhu (Chaohu, China), Benxi Zhu (Chaohu, China), Qin Li (Chaohu, China) and Xiangshu Li (Chaohu, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for preparing a linseed food product includes pulverizing linseed cake into powder and dissolving it in water. A neutral salt is added to the solution to precipitate proteins, forming a protein layer. The supernatant is discarded, and the remaining protein layer is centrifuged. Flour, starch, sugar, and egg white are added to the...