Patent ID: 11912957
Assignee: LEVIUS VITA FOODS S.R.L.
Field: Basic materials chemistry (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C  A | IPC A  C

Claim 11:
12. An apparatus for making a polyphenol-enriched olive oil, comprising:
a device configured to obtain an oily must from olives;
a first separation equipment configured to resolve said oily must into:
an oily juice containing a base olive oil, and
an aqueous juice, said aqueous juice containing polyphenols;
a second separation equipment configured to separate a vegetation water from said aqueous juice,
a concentration equipment configured for receiving said vegetation water and for removing water from said vegetation water, in order to obtain a polyphenol-enriched concentrate;
a mixing equipment configured for mixing said base olive oil with said concentrate, so as to transfer said polyphenols from said concentrate into said base olive oil, and to obtain a polyphenol-enriched final oil, as well as the exhausted concentrate,
wherein said mixing equipment comprises a path with a restricted flow section, and is configured for conveying said base olive oil and said concentrate through said restricted flow section of said path.