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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Wataru Miki, Hyogo, JP;
Koichi Nakahara, Osaka, JP;
Takahisa Fujii, Kyoto, JP;
Kenzoh Nagami, Osaka, JP;
Kunio Arai, Miyagi, JP;
Assignee:
Suntory Limited, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L 1/222 ; A23L 1/28 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L 1/222 ; A23L 1/28 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a novel process for producing an essential oil from a plant material. Concretely, the process produces an essential oil in a short time and by a simple procedure by treating a plant material with supercritical water or subcritical water to liberate essential oil components, which are contained in the plant material, as an ester-free essential oil, and separating and purifying this essential oil.