Patent ID: 7629010
Filing Date: 2009-12-08
Classification: A21D,A23L

Abstract:
1. A process of recovering citrus fiber from citrus vesicles to obtain a food additive suitable for human consumption, the process comprising: (i) washing citrus vesicles with water and recovering water washed vesicles therefrom; (ii) contacting the water washed vesicles with an organic solvent to obtain organic solvent washed vesicles, wherein the water washed vesicles are contacted in this step with an organic solvent for 5 minutes or less; and (iii) desolventizing the organic solvent washed vesicles and recovering dried citrus fiber therefrom; wherein the dried citrus fiber has a total dietary fiber content of from about 60 to about 85 wt% and a water binding capacity of from about 9 to about 25 (w/w).