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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 22, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Zahid Mozaffar, Union City, CA (US);
Quirinus Ronnie Miranda, San Jose, CA (US);
Vinit Saxena, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Assignee:
Sepragen Corporation, Hayward, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L / ; C02F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426271 ; 426422 ; 426424 ; 426490 ; 426599 ; 426616 ; 2101982 ; 2105021 ; 210656 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to methods and materials for use in processing citrus products, and more particularly, the debittering of juices. In particular, the present invention is suited to the debittering of citrus juices. In one preferred embodiment, the citrus juice debittered by the present invention is grapefruit or orange juice. The methods allow for high flow rates which, in turn offer advantages associated with permitting high throughput of juice to be treated.