Method for extending shelf life of citrus juice
US5616353A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 24, 1994 |
| Grant date | Apr 1, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 24, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D5/563
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A composite barrier laminate for a carton for citrus juices that extends the shelf life of the citrus juice by inhibiting the proliferation of microbial growth therein. The composite barrier laminate has a plurality of layers with one layer being a thin barrier skin coat in contact with the juice. The skin coat is impervious to the antimicrobial agent D-limonene and is effective to prevent the migration of the D-limonene found in the citrus juice. A method for extending the shelf life of a citrus juice stored in a paperboard carton for preventing the D-limonene present in the citrus juice stored in a carton from migrating into the carton structure by making the innermost layer of the carton impervious to D-limonene is disclosed as is a method for preserving the antimicrobial properties present in a citrus juice that is stored in a paperboard carton formed from a laminate by preventing migration of D-limonene from the citrus juice into the laminate by making the innermost layer impervious to D-limonene.
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