Patent ID: 6024998
Filing Date: 2000-02-15
Classification: A23L,A61K

Abstract:
A process for the removal of at least one selected from lipophilic contaminations and residues, which are contained in beverages or in vegetable preparations, comprising:in a first step mixing the beverage or the vegetable preparation with a lipophilic phase, wherein the at least one contaminations and residues to be removed are dissolved in this lipophilic phase and are concentrated therein nearly quantitatively, and wherein the lipophilic phase is of animal, vegetable, mineralic or synthetic origin, and is not toxic, not easily inflammable, not explosive and not volatile,in a second step separating the lipophilic phase, which contains the at least one contaminations and residues, from the beverage or from the vegetable preparation, andin a third step obtaining the so purified beverage or so purified vegetable preparation.