Apparatus and method for processing organic bamboo leaf extract products
OwnerLouise Wilkie, Jacqueline Wilkieinventors
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Abstract
The embodiments disclose a method including harvesting fresh bamboo leaves from an organic certified bamboo forest, using hot air to sterilize and dry bamboo leaves, shredding and packing the dry bamboo leaves, mixing sterilized water steam and the shredded dry bamboo leaves for extracting the dry bamboo leaves essence into a bamboo leaf condensate, filtering the bamboo leaf condensate through sterile filters and devices, mixing in purified water and additives to the filtered bamboo leaf condensate for creating bamboo leaf extract based products for human consumption and use, and packaging the bamboo leaf extract based products including bottled beverages, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and foods, food additives and dietary supplements.
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A method, comprising:
- producing bamboo leaf extract from shredded bamboo leaves that are treated with high temperature steam to create bamboo leaf essence vapors that are cooled to condense the bamboo leaf essence vapors into a liquid bamboo leaf condensate;
- homogenizing and flash pasteurizing the liquid bamboo leaf condensate using at least one device to maintain a sterilized aseptic condition of the liquid bamboo leaf condensate;
- filtering the sterilized liquid bamboo leaf condensate with micro filters having filtration capabilities ranging from 2 to 0.1 microns;
- mixing the filtered liquid bamboo leaf condensate with a purified water additive, at least one natural flavoring additive, and at least one sweetener additive;
- regulating a pH level to be within a predetermined range of the mixed liquid bamboo leaf condensate, purified water additive, at least one natural flavoring additive and at least one sweetener additive;
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- creating a packaged bamboo water beverage for human consumption from the regulated pH mixed liquid bamboo leaf condensate, purified water, at least one natural flavoring and at least one sweetener additive mixture.
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