High throughput debittering
AssigneeSepragen Corporation
InventorsZahid Mozaffar, Quirinus Ronnie Miranda, Vinit Saxena
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Abstract
The present invention relates to methods and materials for use in processing citrus products, and more particularly, the debittering of juices. In particular, the present invention is suited to the debittering of citrus juices. In one preferred embodiment, the citrus juice debittered by the present invention is grapefruit or orange juice. The methods allow for high flow rates which, in turn offer advantages associated with permitting high throughput of juice to be treated.
Claims19
A method for debittering fluid comprising the steps of:
- a) providing:
- i) a fluid suspected of containing one or more bitterness compounds, and
- ii) an adsorbent styrene-divinyl-benzene resin, wherein said adsorbent styrene-divinyl-benzene resin is comprised of particles of about 100-200 microns;
- and
- b) contacting said adsorbent styrene-divinyl-benzene resin with said fluid.
A method for debittering juice comprising the steps of:
- a) providing:
- i) a juice suspected of containing one or more bitterness compounds, and
- ii) an adsorbent styrene-divinyl-benzene resin lacking functional groups, wherein said adsorbent styrene-divinyl-benzene resin is comprised of particles of about 100-200 microns;
- and
- b) contacting said adsorbent styrene-divinyl-benzene resin, under conditions such that said one or more bitterness compound binds to said adsorbent styrene-divinyl-benzene resin.
A composition, comprising an adsorbent styrene-divinyl-benzene resin having a particle size of approximately 100-200 microns.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.