The present invention is to provide a method for obtaining more
efficiently isolated-soy protein, which has excellent gelation properties
and shows neither bitterness nor astringency characteristic to soybean,
while reducing the amount of water used in a soy protein manufacturing
plant and thus lessening burden on the environment owing to the reduction
in discharged water. It is a method for producing isolated-soy protein,
including: an acid-washing step of washing defatted soybeans with an
aqueous medium in a region of pH 3.0 to 5.0 to extract and remove whey
components; an extraction step of extracting protein from acid-washed
soybean slurry obtained in the acid-washing step with an aqueous medium
in a neutral to alkaline region and then removing an extraction residue;
and an isolation step of separating the extract solution obtained in the
extraction step into water and protein while holding it in the neutral to
alkaline region.