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US 11,439,161 B2Granted
Subcritical water extraction of fruit material
AssigneeOcean Spray Cranberries, Inc.
InventorsSoumya Roy, Ryan Moriarty, David Clancy
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Abstract
The specification provides methods for extracting juice, anthocyanin, pectin, proanthocyanidin, and/or other phenolic compounds, from fruit material such as cranberry fruit, presscake, and/or pomace, through a sequential extraction procedure.
Claims16
A method for extracting proanthocyanidin comprising:
- (a) treating a fruit material in an extraction with water at a temperature of about 130° C. to about 165° C. and under a pressure of about 100 psi to about 1500 psi, thereby providing an extracted fruit material and a proanthocyanidin-rich extract;
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- (b) collecting the proanthocyanidin-rich extract.
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