Patent · US Expired

Process for separating caramel colors

US5114492A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 24, 1990
Grant dateMay 19, 1992
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Expiry dateAug 24, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S127/01
  • WIPO fieldFood chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to the separation of color solids from caramelized carbohydrate solutions by the use of ultrafiltration, and more particularly, to a continuous process for separation of these solids into a color fraction and a non-color fraction with recycle of the non-color fraction to produce color bodies having an acceptable flavor for use in beverages or food.

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