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US 2014/0348992 A1Published application
Juice processing
AssigneeBucher-Alimentch Limited
InventorsNick Shea, Chris Miller, Tim Schofield
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Abstract
Method and system are provided for processing a fruit product that has been impacted by a disease. The fruit product yields a higher than normal acidity and bitterness due to the disease. The fruit product also yields a higher cloudiness than a fruit product that is not impacted by the disease. The fruit product is processed to yield a consumable product.
Claims20
A process for treating a fruit product comprising:
- reducing one of an acid level or a bitterness level, wherein at least a first portion of said fruit product includes material associated with one or more sources affected by a disease.
A system for handling a material that includes one or more components from one or more natural sources comprising:
- a first resin process associated with a first vessel, wherein the first vessel includes at least one ion-exchange resin, and wherein the first resin process affects a bitterness level of the material.
A method of processing a fruit material comprising:
- providing a first processing area, wherein at least some of the fruit material is exposed to a first substance in the first processing area, based on a first bitterness level;
- transferring a second substance to the first processing area, such that at least some of the fruit material is exposed to the second substance in said first processing area.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.