Industrial tomato process and product obtained thereof
US7641931B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 17, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jan 5, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 18, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA23L5/43
- WIPO fieldFood chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention relates to a tomato pulp composition wherein the particle size is not greater than 2.5 which does not contain seeds or peels from the tomato and has a lycopene concentration which is 5 to 15 folds higher than the lycopene concentration in the tomatoes from which said pulp is obtained. The invention further provides an industrial process for obtaining tomato pulp and tomato concentrate from tomato juice. The invention further provides a method for controlling the viscosity and lycopene concentration of tomato products, tomato concentrate or modified tomato juice, by separating a part of the pulp from the tomato juice from which said tomato products are obtained.
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