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US 2013/0156916 A1Published application
System and Method for Continuous Citrus Peel Cellular Expansion
AssigneeAlarma Patents LLC
InventorEdward W. Sample
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Abstract
A method for treating citrus peel by clean steaming pieces of raw citrus peel; and rupturing at least some of the cells of the pieces of raw citrus peel to release liquid, sugar and oil bound within the pieces of raw citrus peel. The clean steaming step may involve using clean steam that is free of chemical water treatment additives, and the clean steam may be the only water introduced to the process.
Claims20
A citrus peel treating process comprising the steps of:
- providing a quantity of raw citrus peel;
- removing substantially all of the seeds from the quantity of raw citrus peel;
- removing substantially all tramp metal from the quantity of raw citrus peel;
- cutting the quantity of raw citrus peel into pieces thereof;
- providing a blancher;
- directing the pieces of raw citrus peel into and through the blancher;
- and
- steaming the pieces of raw citrus peel in the blancher with clean steam that is free of chemical water treatment additives;
- wherein the clean steam is the only water introduced to the process;
- and
- wherein steaming the pieces of raw citrus peel in the blancher releases liquid, sugar and oil bound within the pieces of raw citrus peel.
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A citrus peel treating process comprising the steps of:
- steaming pieces of raw citrus peel with clean steam that is free of chemical water treatment additives;
- and
- releasing liquid, sugar and oil bound within the pieces of raw citrus peel;
- wherein the clean steam is the only water introduced to the process.
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A continuous, steam-injection citrus peel treating process comprising the steps of:
- clean steaming pieces of raw citrus peel;
- and
- rupturing at least some of the cells of the pieces of raw citrus peel to release liquid, sugar and oil bound within the pieces of raw citrus peel;
- wherein the clean steaming comprises using steam that is free of chemical water treatment additives;
- and
- wherein the clean steam is the only water introduced to the process.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.