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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 10, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Theodore S Lioutas, Sarasota, FL (US);
Osvaldo Chu, Sarasota, FL (US);
Assignee:
Tropicana Products, Inc., Bradenton, FL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L / ; A23L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426599 ; 4263305 ; 426333 ; 426478 ; 426495 ; 426599 ; 426616 ;
Abstract
Citrus products are provided which incorporate components from pulp material separated from a citrus juice source. The invention is especially beneficial in connection with grapefruit sources. Naringin or other bitterant levels are reduced substantially in all phases of the citrus source, including pulp components. In a particular application, the citrus product is a grapefruit juice product which is organoleptically identified as grapefruit juice when it stands alone but is not organoleptically identified as grapefruit juice when blended with other fruit juice sources.