Method for debittering olives
AssigneeThe Regents of the University of California
InventorsEleni Melliou, Alyson Mitchell
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Abstract
A method for debittering olives is described. The method includes contacting olive flesh with a granular polymeric resin under conditions sufficient to remove one or more bittering compounds from the olive flesh, thereby debittering olives.
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A method for debittering olive flesh, the method comprising contacting the olive flesh with a granular polymeric resin under conditions sufficient to remove one or more bittering compounds from the olive flesh, wherein the olive flesh is selected from the group consisting of whole olives, olive slices, and combinations thereof, thereby debittering the olive flesh.
A method comprising contacting the olive flesh with a granular polystyrene/poly(divinylbenzene) resin for at least about 7 days under conditions sufficient to remove at least about 60% of oleuropein from the olive flesh, wherein the olive flesh is selected from the group consisting of whole olives, olive slices, and combinations thereof, and wherein the ratio of olive flesh to resin is from about 4:1 to about 1:4 by weight, thereby debittering the olive flesh.
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