Patent ID: 7022368
Filing Date: 2006-04-04
Classification: A23G,A23L

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: (a) providing a flow of fruit juice that is substantially free of insoluble fruit solids; (b) dividing the flow of fruit juice into at least a first juice stream, a second juice stream and a third juice stream with a ratio divert mechanism that controls the amount of juice in each of the first, second and third juice streams; (c) treating the first juice stream to preferentially separate the relatively lower molecular weight sugars and acids from the relatively higher molecular weight phytochemical compounds whereby a relatively lower molecular weight sugars and acids-rich juice stream and a relatively higher molecular weight phytochemical-rich juice stream are produced; (d) combining the sugars and acids-rich juice stream with the second juice stream to create a sugars and acids-rich fruit juice; and (e) combining the phytochemical-rich juice stream with the third juice stream create a phytochemical-rich fruit juice.