First Two Soluble Rice Protein Powders Provide High Protein Content, A&B Ingredients

First Two Soluble Rice Protein Powders Provide High Protein Content

Fairfield, N.J., August 29, 2005 — Food product designers can choose from two new soluble rice protein powders with either 75 percent protein content on dry matter for higher soluble protein or 65 percent protein content on dry matter. These bland powders have an excess of the essential sulfur-containing amino acids cysteine and methionine. Thus, when combined with proteins with high lysine content such as from soy, the consumer receives balanced protein.

The two grades of the soluble rice proteins are available from A&B Ingredients. One was developed to fortify solid foods in which the nutrition concerns dominate. The other grade facilitates use in liquids such as breakfast drinks, rice drinks, smoothies, infant milks, diet meals and drinks as well as enteral and clinical preparations. Protein forms muscles, bones and parts of blood, enzymes and some hormones. Protein can also provide energy at 4 calories per gram of protein weight.

The amino acid pattern of these rice-based protein powders:

Amino acids (percentage on protein dry solids)	Typical
Alanine	5.65
Arginine	8.16
Aspartate	9.01
Cystein	2.37
Glutamate	17.93
Glycine	4.44
Histidine	2.35
Isoleucine	4.40
Leucine	8.45
Lysine	3.03
Methionine	3.63
Phenylalanine	5.46
Proline	4.47
Serine	4.86
Threonine	3.55
Tryptophan	0.85
Tyrosine	5.07
Valine	6.34

“There’s no question that the consumer benefits if fortified foods contain a balanced protein so that all the needed amino acids are represented in the proportions best for health,” says Gil Bakal, Managing Director of A&B Ingredients. “We have the expertise and facilities to help food scientists and developers use these special soluble rice-based protein powders,” he added.

Founded in 1990, A&B Ingredients is a leading supplier of rice based food starches for the food industry. Based on a tradition of research and development, A&B’s focus is to discover unique ingredients that enable its customers to create value added products. The company is committed to working, as a partner, to develop prototypes of new and improved food products. A&B maintains full applications labs, pilot plant facilities with consumer testing capabilities, and provides technical sales and marketing, importing, distribution and applications development/technical services.

For more information, contact A&B Ingredients at 973-227-1390 or visit A&B’s Web site at www.abingredients.com