Patent ID: 6753028
Filing Date: 2004-06-22
Classification: A23L

Abstract:
A method for removing essential oil from industrially produced non-concentrated orange juice, the method comprising:submitting a non-concentrated and raw orange juice to a heat exchanger, which heats at a temperature ranging between 55Â° C. and 75Â° C.; submitting the non-concentrated and raw orange juice to a vacuum chamber; producing vapors that are formed of essential oil and substances composing the an orange essence; submitting the vapors to a second plate heat exchanger, which condenses the vapors into a liquid; forwarding the liquid to a decanting tank; inside the decanting tank, separating the liquid into two different phases, an oily phase formed by the essential oil, and an aqueous phase formed by the substances composing the orange essence; and returning the aggregating the aqueous phase to the non-concentrated orange juice, which passed by the vacuum chamber, thereby constituting a final product.