Patent ID: 8216627
Filing Date: 2012-07-10
Classification: E04H

Abstract:
1. A process for converting fruit pomace to useful bio-products which comprises: Forming a mixture of water as a solvent and a specified quantity of fruit pomace; Adding a suitable quantity of citric acid to said mixture; Heating said mixture to an elevated temperature below the boiling point of water; Adding a suitable quantity of sodium metabisulfite to said heated mixture; Stirring said heated mixture for a suitable time to disperse said fruit pomace uniformly in said water solvent; Cooling said stirred, heated mixture to a suitable lower temperature at a rate of about 60° C. per hour; Removing solids from said stirred mixture; Clarifying said cooled stirred mixture; Concentrating said clarified cooled, stirred mixture under the influence of a suitable vacuum and at a suitable increased temperature until the concentrate has a BRIX value of about 20 to about 22 thereby to provide a concentrated useful bio-product comprising antioxidant-enriched liquids comprised of the natural elements extracted from said fruit pomace.