Process for producing fruit extracts
US4330565A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 24, 1978 |
| Grant date | May 18, 1982 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 24, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA23L2/04
- WIPO fieldFood chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A process for producing concentrated fruit extracts from raw fruit is described. The raw fruit, which may be whole or chopped into bits and at various states of ripeness, is mixed with water and the wetted fruit placed in a pressurized heating container such as an autoclave, where the fruit is heated at a predetermined temperature and pressurized at a predetermined pressure for a predetermined period of time so as to extract the fruit. The extracted fruit is then fed to a separator device which separates the extract from the fruit residue. The extract is then concentrated under vacuum to provide a concentrated fruit extract while the residue is discarded.
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