Debittering of olive oil
Filing Information
- Patent Number: US5998641
- Application Number: US8996429
- Filing date: 12/22/1997
- Issue date: 12/07/1999
- Predicted expiration date: 12/22/2017
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analyzing 100 million+ documents to uncover your network...- U.S. Classifications: 554/212 · 554/7 ·
- International Classifications: C11B 302 ·
- International Classifications: 584175;7;212 ·
- Foreign Priority: EP97200183 - 01/31/1997 ·
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Abstract
Olive oil with a high polyphenols content and a low bitterness is obtained by exposing olive oil to an emulsified water phase which exhibits enzymatic debittering activity and/or by emulsifying with a water phase with a high polyphenols content and evaporating the water phase.References Cited
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Independent Claims | See all claims (19)
- 1. An olive oil containing 300-1000 ppm polyphenols, and having a bitter index K225 which is not higher than 0.3.
- 2. An olive oil containing 200-300 ppm polyphenols and having a bitter index K225 which is not higher than 0.2.
