Food or edible material: processes – compositions – and products – Inhibiting chemical or physical change of food by contact... – Treating liquid material
Reexamination Certificate
2006-07-11
2006-07-11
Pratt, Helen (Department: 1761)
Food or edible material: processes, compositions, and products
Inhibiting chemical or physical change of food by contact...
Treating liquid material
C426S495000, C426S599000, C426S616000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07074448
ABSTRACT:
A system and process for making a low-acid, single strength juice such as a not from concentrate (NFC) citrus juice are provided in which an initial single strength juice flow can be cooled to a temperature of not greater than about 45° F. and maintained at that temperature or below throughout the process (except during pasteurization). From the initial juice flow, a first portion of the juice is diverted from a second portion of the juice. Suspended solids are separated out from the first portion to provide a solids-reduced juice. The solids-reduced juice is subjected to ion-exchange deacidification. Preferably, a portion of the initial single strength juice flow is added to the deacidified juice immediately after deacidification in order to immediately lower the pH of the deacidified juice to a value that discourages microbial activity.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3759999 (1973-09-01), Herwig et al.
patent: 3973986 (1976-08-01), Schoenrock et al.
patent: 4205092 (1980-05-01), Mattick et al.
patent: 4439458 (1984-03-01), Puri
patent: 4522836 (1985-06-01), Dechow et al.
patent: 4643902 (1987-02-01), Lawhon et al.
patent: 4666721 (1987-05-01), Norman et al.
patent: 4775541 (1988-10-01), Brown et al.
patent: 4965083 (1990-10-01), Norman et al.
patent: 5057197 (1991-10-01), Perry et al.
patent: 5252350 (1993-10-01), Hartmann
patent: 5403604 (1995-04-01), Black, Jr. et al.
patent: 5817354 (1998-10-01), Mozaffar et al.
patent: 5885638 (1999-03-01), Takayanagi et al.
patent: 6045842 (2000-04-01), Mozaffar et al.
patent: 6113791 (2000-09-01), Hartmann
patent: 6210576 (2001-04-01), Rosa
patent: 57018971 (1982-01-01), None
R. Lyndon,Commercialisation of Adsorbertechnology in the Fruit Juice Industry, Fruit Processing, 1996.
PCT International Search Report, international application No. PCT/US02/29865, international filing date Sep. 20, 2002.
Japanese Abstract XP-002246302.
Alvarez Marcelo Perez
Chu Osvaldo A.
Chung Yongsoo
Lineback D. Scott
Pepper Mark A.
Johnson Lars
Pratt Helen
Ryndak James
Tropicana Products, Inc.
LandOfFree
Juice deacidification does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Juice deacidification, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Juice deacidification will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-3577058