Method of manufacturing a juice concentrate
AssigneeF&MP Research and Development Laboratories, Inc.
InventorFrank M. Palermiti
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Abstract
A method of manufacturing a concentrate from juice that may be used to make a powder that can be reconstituted as a juice drink by addition of water to the powder or to make a taffy-like solid that may be consumed without being reconstituted and in which the juice is freeze or spray dried, includes the use of lubricants and/or dextran to improve the texture of the dried juice so that it may be packaged and stored for later consumption.
Claims31
A method of preparing a juice concentrate comprising the steps of:
- a. filtering a juice to remove seeds and heavy pulp;
- b. drying the filtered juice to form a concentrate;
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- c. adding a predetermined amount of a lubricant selected from the group of stearates comprising zinc stearate and calcium stearate to reduce the adhesiveness of the concentrate.
A method of manufacturing a powder able to be reconstituted as a drink by the addition of water thereto comprising the steps of:
- a. mixing dextran with a juice, the amount of dextran ranging from about 1% to 10% the weight of the juice;
- b. drying the juice mixture;
- c. rendering the dried juice mixture to a powder;
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- d. adding a predetermined amount of a lubricant so that the powder remains free flowing.
A method of making a juice concentrate that may be consumed without being reconstituted comprising the steps of:
- a. mixing dextran with a juice, the amount of dextran ranging from about 1% to 10% the weight of the juice;
- b. drying the juice mixture to form a taffy-like concentrate;
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- c. coating surfaces of the taffy-like concentrate with a predetermined amount of a lubricant.
A powder able to be reconstituted as a juice drink by the addition of water thereto, the powder comprising a dehydrated juice and a lubricant selected from the group of stearates comprising zinc stearate and calcium stearate.
A powder able to be reconstituted as a juice drink by the addition of water thereto, the powder comprising a dehydrated juice and dextran, wherein said dextran has a predetermined molecular weight in the range of 10,000 to 40,000,000, the amount of dextran ranging from about one-tenth to equal parts by weight of the total carbohydrate content of the juice before it is dehydrated and being inversely related to the predetermined molecular weight.
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