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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:
Jan. 05, 1999
Filed:
Mar. 26, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Banana Products Corporation, Birmingham, AL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
127 68 ;
Abstract
A high quality starch, wholesome to be used for food applications is produced from green unpeeled bananas though a cost efficient, commercially viable process. The process steps involve an optional initial comminution, lye milling of the bananas, holding the milled solution for a minimum of 1 hour, sieving to remove pomace and fiber, concentrating, neutralizing the starch solution, dewatering and drying. The final product is of very high quality and devoid of detectable pesticide and/or fungicide residues.