PROCESS FOR THE TREATMENT OF LEAFY GREEN PLANTS, SUCH AS ALFALFA, FOR THE RECOVERY OF PROTEINS AND THE REDUCTION OF HEATING REQUIREMENTS DURING DEHYDRATION

摘要

ABSTRACT OF DISCLOSURESolid animal feed material is obtained from greenleafy vegetable matter (preferably alfalfa) with low consumptionof heat by a cyclic process by mixing a first quantity of saidvegetable matter with a predetermined quantity of recycledjuice or "serun" obtained from a previous batch of saidvegetable matter (the temperature of said juice being abovethe flocculation temperature of the protein therein and theamount of said juice being sufficient to form an ambient mediumabout said leafy matter and to raise the temperature of theleaves above the flocculation point of the protein therein)until said leafy matter has become macerated; separating thejuice from said vegetable matter thereby forming a cake ofvegetablo fibrous materials drying said cake; recycling apart of said juice (reheated if necessary to raise temperatureof the juice to the previously stated level) to start a secondcycle of the process, and concentrating the remainder of thejuice to syrup viscosity. The process can be performed in acontinuous matter.