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Process for obtaining a furan lipid-rich unsaponifiable material from avocado

US6994875B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 29, 2002
Grant dateFeb 7, 2006
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Expiry dateJan 12, 2023

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC11B3/12
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to a process for obtaining a furan lipid-rich unsaponifiable material from avocado, which comprises the successive steps (1) of controlled dehydration of fresh avocados or of avocados that have undergone preliminary transformations, (2) of extraction of the oil from dehydrated fruit, (3) of a heat treatment of the extracted oil and of a step of concentration of the unsaponifiable fraction of the oil or alternately, these two operations possibly being carried out successively in this order or in the reverse order, and finally (4) a step of saponification and of extraction of the unsaponifiable material.

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