METHOD FOR PREPARING PROTEIN FUNCTIONAL FORAGE ADDITIVE FROM CHICKPEA SEEDS Russian patent published in 2017 - IPC A23K10/30 

FIELD: agriculture.

SUBSTANCE: method for preparing the protein functional forage additive from chickpea seeds includes soaking chickpea seeds in anolyte with the pH of 3.5-10.8 and the redox potential of 375-840 mV, the oxygen concentration 7.2-16.0 mg/l and the chlorine concentration of 0.003-0.007 mg/l. The anolyte is obtained by means of contact activation. The ratio of seeds to anolyte, respectively, is 1:2. Then germinating of chickpea seeds is carried out for 7-9 days under natural illumination.

EFFECT: method allows to obtain a high-quality protein functional forage additive from chickpea seeds while simplifying the technological process of seed germination and shortening its duration, and also to obtain a protein functional forage additive for livestock and poultry with recommended biochemical and microbiological quality indices at low material and labour costs.

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