Process for the extraction of lycopene using phospholipid in the extraction medium
US5897866A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 9, 1997 |
| Grant date | Apr 27, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 9, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61Q19/00
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of pure lycopene or of lipophilic extracts containing it from whole fruits of Lycopersicum esculentum and similar species or parts thereof obtainable as by-products of food industry processes. The partially dehydrated fresh material is extracted with aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbons or water-immiscible solvents in the presence of phospholipids as surfactant and stabilizing agents and the extracts are concentrated to an oil or fractionated to the desired lycopene concentration.
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