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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2000
Filed:
Jul. 06, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Zahid Mozaffar, Union City, CA (US);
Quirinus Ronnie Miranda, San Jose, CA (US);
Vinit Saxena, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Assignee:
Sepragen Corporation, , CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L / ; C02F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426271 ; 426422 ; 426424 ; 426490 ; 426599 ; 426616 ; 426650 ; 2101982 ; 2105021 ; 210656 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to methods and materials for use in processing citrus products, and more particularly, the debittering and/or deacidifying of juices. In one preferred embodiment, the citrus juice debittered and/or deacidified by the present invention is grapefruit, while in an alternative embodiment, the citrus juice debittered and/or deacidified is orange juice. The methods allow for high flow rates which, in turn offer advantages associated with permitting high throughput of juice to be treated.