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Del Monte Corporation

Karim Nafisi

Juan Lopez

Jackie Curtis

Jogre Suasin

Paul Coles

Frances Jin

A processed fruit product, for example a citrus fruit product, including a packing liquid, containing little or no sugar, and optionally containing one or more artificial sweeteners, further comprising an amount of a sugar alcohol effective to maintain integrity and/or texture of the fruit.

Fruit product containing sugar alcohol

An efficient process for enzymatically peeling citrus fruit applies a vacuum to perforated fruit and, while maintaining that vacuum, introduces an enzyme solution to the perforated fruit. The fruit is infused with the enzyme by releasing the vacuum pressure. After incubating the enzyme, the albedo of the fruit is weakened and the citrus peel can be readily removed. The peeled fruit may be divided into sections and the encompassing membrane removed.

Process for removing the peel from citrus fruit

Growing community of inventors

Walnut Creek, CA, United States of America

Karim Nafisi