DECOLORIZED ANIMAL BLOOD PRODUCTS AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME

摘要

A decolorized blood product and method for making the product is provided. Broadly, the products are formed by mixing a low concentration of an oxidant with a starting composition comprising a blood component such as red blood cells without subjecting the composition to a pH reversal. Just prior to the mixing step, the starting composition is preferably heated to a temperature of from about 50-80 DEG C so as to inactivate the peroxidase enzymes in the composition. The resulting products are light in color, have a mild flavor, and retain a high yield of the protein, and iron of the starting compositions. Furthermore, the products formed by this method do not contain undesirable by-products such as free heme or excess oxidant.