METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF BIOLOGICALLY ACTIVE FOOD ADDITIVE OF PUMPKIN SEEDS Russian patent published in 2012 - IPC A23J1/14 A23L1/212 

FIELD: food industry.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to food industry. Seeds are hulled and treated with UV rays with a power of 15-30 Wt and wave length within the range of 250 - 260 nm. The seeds are milled into particles sized 3-5 mm and ozonised during 45 minutes at 1 mg/m³. One performs expression till residual oil content in the cake is equal to 10-12%. The seeds are sieved on a vibrosieve cascade with upper mesh size equal to 0.2 mm and with lower mesh size equal to 0.125 mm. Protein content in the ready product in conversion to dry substance is equal to 52.8% while lipids content is no more than 3.4%.

EFFECT: invention allows to manufacture a high quality product being a balanced source of proteins and lipids, with maximum preservation of native biological value and with extended storage life.

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