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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Sohkar Oy, Espoo, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08B 3/706 ; C13K 1/300 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08B 3/706 ; C13K 1/300 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to a raw material for use in the preparation of pectin and related compounds, the raw material being pressed, stabilized sugar beet pulp subjected to biotechnical pre-treatment. In accordance with the invention the raw material is prepared by pre-treating fresh pressed sugar beet pulp by lowering the pH to a value between 3.5 and 4.5 (preferably 3.9 and 4.3) and subsequently storing the obtained acid pulp in tight, i.e. substantially oxygen-free conditions.