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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 13, 1999
Gopi R. Menon, Riverside, CA (US);
Ernesto Brovelli, Corona, CA (US);
Jatinder Rana, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Yingqin Li, Murrieta, CA (US);
Amway Corporation, Ada, MI (US);
Abstract
A process for producing an Echinacea powder having an increased amount of the cichoric acid present in the harvested Echinacea plant material. The process includes the following steps:,) milling the harvested Echinacea plant material to reduce the particle size,,) blanching the milled plant material,,) recovering the juice from the blanched material,,) concentrating the juice to have at least about a 20% soluble solids content, and,) drying the juice to produce the Echinacea powder having a moisture content of less than about 8%. The blanching step enhances the juice recovery from the Echinacea plant material. The Echinacea powder can be tableted or combined with other nutrients in a dry supplement form.