US3647475A
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Cloud fortified citrus fruit juices
Assignee: Brown International Corp
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Filing: 1969-08-06
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Granted: 1972-03-07
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Expires: 1989-08-06
Abstract
Abstract A cloud fortified citrus fruit juice product is prepared by incorporating into an extracted citrus fruit juice a quantity of finely divided albedo, or inner white layer of the rind or peel of the citrus fruit, from which the outer flavedo layer containing the oil has been removed.
Inventors
- 👤 Peter L Douglas
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 17:28
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23L; A23L2/00; A23L2/52; A23L2/62
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
25 words
A juice product as in claim 1 wherein the added comminuted albedo particles are present in amounts to yield a Klett reading of about 860.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
13 words
A juice product as in claim 1 wherein the juice is lemon juice.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
A juice product as in claim 3 wherein the added albedo particles are of colloidal character and give a Klett reading above about 475.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
53 words
A cloud fortified citrus juice base for addition to formal extracted citrus juice for fortifying the latter and containing added comminuted microscopic albedo only substantially free of the flavedo, distributed in the juice in stable suspension and amounting to between about 0.1 percent and about 0.5 percent by weight of the extracted juice.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
A fortified juice of claim 5 combined with a quantity of normal extracted citrus juice derived from the same batch of citrus fruit as that from which the fortified juice base is derived.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
132 words
A method of preparing a fortified citrus fruit juice including the steps of: extracting juice from the fruit to yield a normal single strength juice thereof; recovering a portion of the peel of such fruit, and removing from such peel only a portion of the albedo thereof to the substantial exclusion of the flavedo; adding such removed albedo to a quantity of the extracted juice; finely dividing such added albedo in the presence of such extracted juice to which it is added to yield in the juice a quantity of such added albedo divided to colloidal size to promote stable suspension thereof in such juice and increase the cloud in the original normal extracted juice; and removing any coarse albedo particles larger than colloidal size from the thus cloud fortified juice product.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method as in claim 7 wherein the comminuted added albedo particles provide a colloidal suspension thereof and are present in amount between about 0.01 percent and about 0.5 percent by weight of the extracted juice.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
30 words
A method as in claim 7 wherein division of the added albedo is continued until disintegration yields a comminuted albedo content giving a Klett reading of up to about 860.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
12 words
A method as in claim 7 wherein the fortified juice is pasteurized.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
35 words
A method as in claim 7 wherein the albedo removed from the peel is added to the extracted juice in the proportion of between about 5 percent and 50 percent by weight of the juice.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method of producing a cloud fortified citrus juice including preparing a fortified juice as in claim 7 and blending such fortified juice with an unfortified normal citrus juice to yield a cloud fortified juice product.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
59 words
A method as in claim 12 wherein the prepared fortified juice contains suspended colloidal albedo particles only, in the order of 0.01 to 0.5 percent by weight of the juice and the fortified juice product obtained by said blending contains a smaller proportion of such colloidal particle in amount to yield a Klett reading of at least about 475.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1975-03-07 | 1975-09-06 | 1976-03-07 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1979-03-07 | 1979-09-06 | 1980-03-07 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1983-03-07 | 1983-09-06 | 1984-03-07 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |