Process for recovering volatile tea compounds

US8257769B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Conopco, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Sameer H. Israni · Darien, US
• Vijay Mukund Naik · Mumbai, IN
• Gurmeet Singh · Faridabad, IN
• Suranjan Sircar · Sherghati, IN

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 10, 2008
• Grant date: Sep 4, 2012
• Expiry date: May 9, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A23F3/40
• WIPO field: Food chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

Disclosed is a process for recovering volatile compounds from an aqueous tea extract by distilling the said extract by fractional distillation comprising condensing of vapors, separating the oil phase condensate from the aqueous phase and refluxing the substantially oil-free aqueous phase.