Pelletisation process for dried gluten material

摘要

A process for the production of a fermenting material (eg koji) which includes the steps of forming a dough by adding water to a dried gluten in an amount of from at least 19% to 60% by weight, pelletising the dough, and sterilizing the pellets by steam treatment. The gluten may be rice gluten, corn gluten, wheat gluten or combinations thereof. Also described is a fermenting material obtained by this process. This fermenting material can be inoculated with a microorganism and fermented to form a fermentation product that can be used as a food sauce, flavouring. or seasoning additive.