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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 1996
Filed:
Mar. 27, 1995
Harapanahalli S Muraldihara, Plymouth, MN (US);
Cargill, Incorporated, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A process is disclosed for the preparation of citrus oils which are essentially pesticide free. The essentially pesticide-free citrus oil is prepared by gently distilling raw citrus oil in a short-path distillation column whereby the essentially pesticide-free citrus peel oil is collected as the distillant. Suitable citrus oils include citrus peel oils and citrus stripper oils with citrus peel oils being preferred. The essentially pesticide-free citrus peel oil generally contains less than about 1.6 ppm total pesticides, preferably less than about 0.5 ppm total pesticides, more preferably less than 0.1 ppm total pesticides, and most preferably less than 0.05 ppm total pesticides. The distillation residue contains essentially all the pesticides contained in the raw citrus peel oil. The essentially pesticide-free citrus oil, especially the essentially pesticide-free orange peel oil, can be used as a food additive (especially as an additive in orange juice) to enhance aroma and flavor characteristics and as a non-food additive in perfumes, soaps, cosmetics, lotions, and the like.
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