US4332825A
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Citrus food containing a cyclodextrin
Assignee: Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd
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Filing: 1980-09-23
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Granted: 1982-06-01
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Expires: 2000-09-23
Abstract
Abstract A citrus food, which is prepared by incorporating 0.005 to 1.0 weight percent of cyclodextrin into natural citrus fruit in the course of the production of said food, thereby removing or reducing the bitterness as well as in preventing the formation of cloudiness in the citrus food.
Inventors
- 👤 Masaru Miyawaki
- 👤 Akira Konno
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 16:47
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23B; A23B70/00; A23L; A23L2/00; A23L2/70
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
37 words
A citrus food stabilized against clouding and possessing reduced bitterness, which consists essentially of a natural citrus material and 0.005 to 1.0 percent by weight of a cyclodextrin, based on the weight of the natural citrus material.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
37 words
A citrus food stabilized against clouding and possessing reduced bitterness, which consists essentially of a natural citrus material and 0.005 to 1.0 percent by weight of a cyclodextrin, based on the weight of the natural citrus material.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
A citrus food according to claim 1, wherein the amount of a cyclodextrin is 0.01 to 0.7 percent by weight, relative to the weight of the natural citrus material.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
A citrus food according to claim 1, wherein the amount of a cyclodextrin is 0.05 to 0.5 percent by weight, relative to the weight of the natural citrus material.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
A citrus food according to claim 1, wherein the citrus food is selected from the group consisting of canned and bottled segment packs in syrup, marmalade, candied fruit or fruit juice beverage.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
12 words
A citrus food according to claim 1, wherein the cyclodextrin is β-cyclodextrin.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
15 words
A citrus food according to claim 1, wherein the cyclodextrin is a mixture of cyclodextrins.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
A citrus food according to claim 1, wherein the natural citrus material is selected from the group consisting of valencia oranges or mandarin oranges.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
29 words
A citrus food according to claim 1, wherein the natural citrus material is selected from the group consisting of navel oranges, grapefruit, hassaku oranges, iyo oranges or summer oranges.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
43 words
A process for producing a citrus food stabilized against clouding and possessing reduced bitterness, which consists essentially of incorporating 0.005 to 1.0 percent by weight of a cyclodextrin into the natural citrus material, based on to the weight of the natural citrus material.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
43 words
A process for producing a citrus food stabilized against clouding and possessing reduced bitterness, which consists essentially of incorporating 0.005 to 1.0 percent by weight of a cyclodextrin into the natural citrus material, based on to the weight of the natural citrus material.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
28 words
A process according to claim 9, wherein the amount of a cyclodextrin is 0.01 to 0.7 percent by weight, relative to the weight of the natural citrus material.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
28 words
A process according to claim 9, wherein the amount of a cyclodextrin is 0.05 to 0.5 percent by weight, relative to the weight of the natural citrus material.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
31 words
A process according to claim 9, wherein the citrus food is selected from the group consisting of canned and bottled segment packs in syrup, marmalade, candied fruit or fruit juice beverage.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
11 words
A process according to claim 9, wherein the cyclodextrin is β-cyclodextrin.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
13 words
A process according to claim 9, wherein the cyclodextrin is a crude cyclodextrin.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
23 words
A process according to claim 9, wherein the natural citrus material is selected from the group consisting of valencia oranges or mandarin oranges.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
28 words
A process according to claim 9, wherein the natural citrus material is selected from the group consisting of navel oranges, grapefruit, hassaku oranges, iyo oranges or summer oranges.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US4163807A
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