Patent ID: 9730465
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: A23L,A23V

Claim:
1. A method for preparing a plant derived beverage product or process intermediate, the method including the steps of: providing a crushed or liquified extract of a plant material comprising: exposing the extract to a first size exclusion means so as to form a first fraction comprising one or more desirable soluble nutrient component(s) with molecular weight(s) lower than the lower limit of the molecular weight band, and a second fraction comprising one of more undesirable soluble sugar component(s) with molecular weight(s) within the molecular weight band and one or more desirable soluble nutrient component(s) having molecular weights higher that the upper limit of the molecular weight band; and exposing the second fraction to a second size exclusion means having a molecular weight cutoff of less than about 200 Da so as to form a third fraction comprising one or more desirable soluble nutrient component(s) with molecular weight(s) higher than the upper limit of the molecular weight band, and a discard fraction having one or more undesirable soluble sugar component(s) within the molecular weight band; and combining the first and third fractions so as to form a plant derived beverage product.