1. A method of producing a pulse protein product having a protein content of at least about 60 wt % (N\xd76.25) on a dry weight basis, which comprises:
(a) mixing a pulse protein source with water and separating the resulting slurry into a water-soluble fraction and fractions of coarse, water insoluble solids and fine, water-insoluble solids,
(b) concentrating the water-soluble fraction from step (a) while maintaining the ionic strength substantially constant by membrane filtration to provide a concentrated soluble fraction having about 25 to about 75% of the volume of the initial water-soluble fraction,
(d) combining the concentrated soluble fraction with the water-insoluble solids fractions from step (a) to provide a mixture,
(e) adding a calcium salt to the mixture to provide a calcium salt concentration of less than about 1.0 M and to provide an aqueous solution of pulse protein and residual solids material,
(fi) separating the aqueous solution of pulse protein from the residual solids material,
(gi) optionally diluting the aqueous solution of pulse protein, and
(hi) adjusting the pH of the aqueous solution of pulse protein to a pH of about 1.5 to about 4.4 to produce an acidified aqueous pulse protein solution, or
(fii) optionally diluting the aqueous pulse protein solution and residual solids material,
(gii) adjusting the pH of the aqueous pulse protein solution and residual solids material to a pH of about 1.5 to about 4.4 to produce an acidified pulse protein solution, and
(hii) separating the acidified aqueous pulse protein solution from residual solids material,
(i) optionally clarifying the acidified pulse protein solution if it is not already clear,
(j) optionally concentrating the acidified aqueous pulse protein solution while maintaining the ionic strength substantially constant by a selective membrane technique,
(k) optionally diafiltering the optionally concentrated pulse protein solution, and
(l) optionally drying the optionally concentrated and optionally diafiltered pulse protein solution.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein said aqueous calcium salt is calcium chloride.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein calcium salt is added to provide a solution having a calcium salt concentration of about 0.10 to about 0.15 M.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein the calcium salt is added as a concentrated solution.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the concentrated soluble fraction is combined only with the fine water insoluble solids before the addition of calcium salt.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein the concentrated soluble fraction has about 25 to about 50% of the volume of the initial water-soluble fraction.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. An operation terminal for a specified objective, comprising: an information storage part storing objects composing operation results, display control information for displaying the objects in accordance with an interface, and correspondence specifying information for specifying, among the objects, an object to be processed through the interface by an instruction; an information display part; an information input part; a communication part communicating with an object matching management apparatus; and an information processing part controlling operations of said information storage part, said information display part, said information input part, and said communication part, wherein said information processing part reads out the objects from said information storage part, displays the read-out objects on said information display part in accordance with the interface based on the display control information, acquires the instruction to process the object through said information input part, specifies the object corresponding to the instruction in said information storage part based on the correspondence specifying information, updates the specified object based on the instruction and transmits, through said communication part to the object matching management apparatus, information on the processing performed on the specified object in accordance with the instruction, and updates the specified object in said information storage part based on information on the updated object in the object matching management apparatus when receiving the information therefrom through said communication part, whereby a change in object information displayed on the operation terminal is immediately reflected in object information displayed on another operation terminal and whereby a change in object information displayed on another operation terminal is immediately reflected in object information displayed on the operation terminal.
2. The operation terminal as claimed in claim 1, wherein said information processing part transmits the processing information on the specified object through said communication part to the object matching management apparatus together with identification information of the operation terminal; and in updating the specified object in said information storage part, acquires the processing information and the identification information through said communication part from the object matching management apparatus, requests the information on the updated object from the object matching management apparatus when the acquired identification information is different from identification information of the operation terminal, acquires, through said communication part, the information on the updated object from the object matching management apparatus that has responded to the request, and updates the specified object in said information storage part based on the acquired information on the updated object.
3. The operation terminal as claimed in claim 1, wherein said information processing part, in updating the specified object in said information storage part, acquires, through said communication part from the object matching management apparatus, the processing information and necessity determination information for the updated object, determines, based on the necessity determination information, whether the updated object is necessary for the objective of the operation terminal, requests the information on the updated object from the object matching management apparatus when said information processing part determines that the updated object is necessary for the objective of the operation terminal, acquires the information on the updated object through said communication part from the object matching management apparatus that has responded to the request, and updates the specified object in said information storage part based on the acquired information on the updated object.
4. The operation terminal as claimed in claim 1, wherein the specified object is added to, changed in, deleted from, duplicated in, or moved in the operation terminal by the instruction to process the specified object.
5. A program for operation support by an operation terminal for a specified objective, the operation terminal including: an information storage part storing objects composing operation results, display control information for displaying the objects in accordance with an interface, and correspondence specifying information for specifying, among the objects, an object to be processed through the interface by an instruction; an information display part; an information input part; a communication part communicating with an object matching management apparatus; and an information processing part controlling operations of the information storage part, the information display part, the information input part, and the communication part, the program causing the information processing part to perform the operations of: (a) reading out the objects from the information storage part; (b) displaying the read-out objects on the information display part in accordance with the interface based on the display control information; (c) acquiring the instruction to process the object through the information input part; (d) specifying the object corresponding to the instruction in the information storage part based on the correspondence specifying information; (e) updating the specified object based on the instruction and transmitting, through the communication part to the object matching management apparatus, information on the processing performed on the specified object in accordance with the instruction; and (f) updating the specified object in the information storage part based on information on the updated object in the object matching management apparatus when receiving the information therefrom through the communication part, whereby a change in object information displayed on the operation terminal is immediately reflected in object information displayed on another operation terminal and whereby a change in object information displayed on another operation terminal is immediately reflected in object information displayed on the operation terminal.
6. The program as claimed in claim 5, wherein the information processing part is caused, in said operation (e), to transmit identification information of the operation terminal through the communication part to the object matching management apparatus together with the processing information on the specified object; and in said operation (f), to perform the operations of: (g) acquiring the processing information and the identification information through the communication part from the object matching management apparatus; (h) requesting the information on the updated object from the object matching management apparatus when the acquired identification information is different from identification information of the operation terminal; (i) acquiring, through the communication part, the information on the updated object from the object matching management apparatus that has responded to the request; and (j) updating the specified object in the information storage part based on the acquired information on the updated object.
7. The program as claimed in claim 5, wherein the information processing part is caused, in said operation (f), to perform the operations of: (g) acquiring, through the communication part from the object matching management apparatus, the processing information and necessity determination information for the updated object; (h) determining, based on the necessity determination information, whether the updated object is necessary for the objective of the operation terminal; (i) requesting the information on the updated object from the object matching management apparatus when the information processing part determines that the updated object is necessary for the objective of the operation terminal; (j) acquiring the information on the updated object through the communication part from the object matching management apparatus that has responded to the request; and (k) updating the specified object in the information storage part based on the acquired information on the updated object.
8. The program as claimed in claim 5, wherein the specified object is added to, changed in, deleted from, duplicated in, or moved in the operation terminal by the instruction to process the specified object.
9. A computer-readable recording medium storing a program for operation support by an operation terminal for a specified objective, the operation terminal including: an information storage part storing objects composing operation results, display control information for displaying the objects in accordance with an interface, and correspondence specifying information for specifying, among the objects, an object to be processed through the interface by an instruction; an information display part; an information input part; a communication part communicating with an object matching management apparatus; and an information processing part controlling operations of the information storage part, the information display part, the information input part, and the communication part, the program causing the information processing part to perform the operations of: (a) reading out the objects from the information storage part; (b) displaying the read-out objects on the information display part in accordance with the interface based on the display control information; (c) acquiring the instruction to process the object through the information input part; (d) specifying the object corresponding to the instruction in the information storage part based on the correspondence specifying information; (e) updating the specified object based on the instruction and transmitting, through the communication part to the object matching management apparatus, information on the processing performed on the specified object in accordance with the instruction; and (f) updating the specified object in the information storage part based on information on the updated object in the object matching management apparatus when receiving the information therefrom through the communication part, whereby a change in object information displayed on the operation terminal is immediately reflected in object information displayed on another operation terminal and whereby a change in object information displayed on another operation terminal is immediately reflected in object information displayed on the operation terminal.
10. The computer-readable recording medium as claimed in claim 9, wherein the information processing part is caused, in said operation (e), to transmit identification information of the operation terminal through the communication part to the object matching management apparatus together with the processing information on the specified object; and in said operation (f), to perform the operations of: (g) acquiring the processing information and the identification information through the communication part from the object matching management apparatus; (h) requesting the information on the updated object from the object matching management apparatus when the acquired identification information is different from identification information of the operation terminal; (i) acquiring, through the communication part, the information on the updated object from the object matching management apparatus that has responded to the request; and (j) updating the specified object in the information storage part based on the acquired information on the updated object.
11. The computer-readable recording medium as claimed in claim 9, wherein the information processing part is caused, in said operation (f), to perform the operations of: (g) acquiring, through the communication part from the object matching management apparatus, the processing information and necessity determination information for the updated object; (h) determining, based on the necessity determination information, whether the updated object is necessary for the objective of the operation terminal; (i) requesting the information on the updated object from the object matching management apparatus when the information processing part determines that the updated object is necessary for the objective of the operation terminal; (j) acquiring the information on the updated object through the communication part from the object matching management apparatus that has responded to the request; and (k) updating the specified object in the information storage part based on the acquired information on the updated object.
12. The computer-readable recording medium as claimed in claim 9, wherein the specified object is added to, changed in, deleted from, duplicated in, or moved in the operation terminal by the instruction to process the specified object.
13. In an object matching management system having an operation terminal for a specified objective, the operation terminal including: an information storage part storing objects composing operation results, display control information for displaying the objects in accordance with an interface, and correspondence specifying information for specifying, among the objects, an object to be processed through the interface by an instruction; an information display part; an information input part; a communication part communicating with an object matching management apparatus; and an information processing part controlling operations of the information storage part, the information display part, the information input part, and the communication part, a method for operation support, the method comprising the steps of: (a) the information processing part reading out the objects from the information storage part; (b) the information processing part displaying the read-out objects on the information display part in accordance with the interface based on the display control information; (c) the information processing part acquiring the instruction to process the object through the information input part; (d) the information processing part specifying the object corresponding to the instruction in the information storage part based on the correspondence specifying information; (e) the information processing part updating the specified object based on the instruction and transmitting, through the communication part to the object matching management apparatus, information on the processing performed on the specified object in accordance with the instruction; and (f) the information processing part updating the specified object in the information storage part based on information on the updated object in the object matching management apparatus when receiving the information therefrom through the communication part, whereby a change in object information displayed on the operation terminal is immediately reflected in object information displayed on another operation terminal and whereby a change in object information displayed on another operation terminal is immediately reflected in object information displayed on the operation terminal.
14. The method as claimed in claim 13, wherein: said step (e) transmits identification information of the operation terminal through the communication part to the object matching management apparatus together with the processing information on the specified object; and said step (f) comprises the steps of: (g) the information processing part acquiring the processing information and the identification information through the communication part from the object matching management apparatus; (h) the information processing part requesting the information on the updated object from the object matching management apparatus when the acquired identification information is different from identification information of the operation terminal; (i) the information processing part acquiring, through the communication part, the information on the updated object from the object matching management apparatus that has responded to the request; and (j) the information processing part updating the specified object in the information storage part based on the acquired information on the updated object.
15. The method as claimed in claim 13, wherein said step (f) comprises the steps of: (g) the information processing part, acquiring, through the communication part from the object matching management apparatus, the processing information and necessity determination information for the updated object; (h) the information processing part determining, based on the necessity determination information, whether the updated object is necessary for the objective of the operation terminal; (i) the information processing part requesting the information on the updated object from the object matching management apparatus when the information processing part determines that the updated object is necessary for the objective of the operation terminal; (j) the information processing part acquiring the information on the updated object through the communication part from the object matching management apparatus that has responded to the request; and (k) the information processing part updating the specified object in the information storage part based on the acquired information on the updated object.
16. The method as claimed in claim 13, wherein the specified object is added to, changed in, deleted from, duplicated in, or moved in the operation terminal by the instruction to process the specified object.