Patent ID: 9364016
Filing Date: 2016-06-14
CPC Classification: A23L,A61K,A61P,A61Q

Claim Text:
1. A process for producing a polyphenol-containing extract from a sugar cane product, the process comprising: (a) combining the sugar cane product and an aqueous solution to yield a mixture having a Brix value not greater than about 50 Brix; (b) heating a diluted mixture from step (a) until a precipitate of insoluble calcium and magnesium salts forms; (c) passing the mixture produced in step (b) through a ceramic or stainless steel membrane with a pore size between 0.1 and 0.5 micron and retaining the mixture that permeates the membrane; (d) passing the permeate from step (c) through, a 30 to 100 Kda ultrafiltration membrane; and (e) retaining the mixture that permeates the membrane, wherein the permeate of step (e) comprises one or more polyphenols, one or more carbohydrates, one or more minerals and one or more organic acids, and wherein the sugar cane product is selected from the group consisting of molasses, dunder, bagasse and mixtures thereof.