Fluid impingement method & apparatus for fruit meat extraction
Номер патента: CA2010278A1
Опубликовано: 08-09-1990
Автор(ы): H. Norman Reiboldt, Peter G. Gosselin, Ronald W. Kock
Принадлежит: Procter and Gamble Co
Опубликовано: 08-09-1990
Автор(ы): H. Norman Reiboldt, Peter G. Gosselin, Ronald W. Kock
Принадлежит: Procter and Gamble Co
Реферат: Method of and apparatus for extracting whole juice sacs from citrus fruits by fluid impinging chunks of peeled fruit meat. In one embodiment, a fruit chunk (20) is fed into a fluid impingement chamber (10) that includes a plurality of off-center orifices (13, 14). High-pressure fluid emitted from the orifices strikes the fruit chunk and spins it such that the fruit chunk's juice sacs are stripped from the chunk's sectional membranes. In another preferred embodiment, a plurality of fluid impingement chambers (10) are incorporated into a high-speed, continuous motion turret. In yet another preferred embodiment, fruit chunks are fed into an inclined tube that includes fluid orifices which emit high pressure fluid. Controlling the fluid pressure, nozzle orifice size, number of orifices, direction of fluid jets, impingement time, and size and shape of the fruit chunks determine how substantially the radial membranes of fruit chunks are stripped of juice sacs without shredding the membranes. By avoiding contamination by or commingling with flavor-deteriorating membranes or peel components of fruits, the resulting juice and juice sac slurry has a taste more like fresh-squeezed juice after further processing and storage than current commercially-made juice.
Method and apparatus for processing vegetables
Номер патента: EP1496761A1. Автор: Heikki Lindfors. Владелец: FORSFOOD Oy. Дата публикации: 2005-01-19.