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US 2018/0064141 A1Published application
Liquid composition including citrus pericarp essential oil
AssigneeSuntory Holdings Limited
InventorsDaigo IBUSUKI, Masaru FUJIWARA, Yoshiaki YOKOO
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Abstract
A liquid composition including 0.2-3.5 vol % of a pericarp essential oil, including 10-300 mg/kg/Acid of limonin, including 10-50 mg/kg/Acid of rutin, having an acidity of 2.0% or less, and being suitable for blending in a beverage. Preferably, the pericarp essential oil, the limonin, and the rutin are derived from citrus fruit, and the liquid composition is preferably obtained using the pericarp of a citrus fruit from which the outermost layer is removed to a degree that oil glands are not broken.
Claims5
A liquid composition comprising an essential oil from peel, limonin, and rutin,
- wherein a content of the essential oil from peel is in a range of 0.2-3.5% by volume based on the total amount of the composition;
- wherein a concentration of the limonin with respect to acidity is in the range of 10-300 mg/kg/Acid;
- wherein a concentration of the rutin with respect to acidity is in the range of 10-50 mg/kg/Acid;
- wherein a rutin to limonin weight ratio (rutin/limonin) is 1 or less;
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- wherein the acidity is 2.0% or less.
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