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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7326432 | Process for converting brined sweet cherries into sweetened dried red tart cherry-like products and stabilized black cherry-like products The invention typically includes value-added fruit products and processes for making value-added fruit products by providing brined cherries, optionally freezing the cherries in water for about 12 to about 72 hours, rinsing the cherries to remove sulfur to less than... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7275982 | Ozone-based conveyor cleaning system A conveyor cleaning system includes a treating region, a processing region, and a conveyor belt traveling from the treating region to the processing region. A distributor positioned across the treating region deposits a film of ozonated water on the conveyor belt. I... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7228793 | Carbonation system for enhancing the flavor of fruits and vegetables A carbonation system is disclosed that effectively controls the treatment of fruits and vegetables with CO2 gas, providing enhanced flavor to fruits and vegetables. One embodiment of the invention uses a microprocessor to preferably monitor and control th... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7192618 | Antimicrobial composition for pre-harvest and post-harvest treatment of plants and animals An antimicrobial, anti-bacterial processing aid, food additive and food ingredient is provided to inhibit cellular growth of known pathogenic, indicator and spoilage organisms, such as salmonella, stahphylococcus, listeria, e coli, and the like. The antimicro... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7101828 | Methods for enhancing plant health, protecting plants from biotic and abiotic stress related injuries and enhancing the recovery of plants injured as a result of such stresses The present invention relates to a method of enhancing the health of plant or seed in order to protect a plant or a seed from a stress-related injury by treating a plant with a composition containing at least one lysophospholipid. The present invention further relat... | 09/05/2006 |
| 6919099 | Method for treating an animal carcass to reduce bacterial contamination Contacting an animal carcass with an aqueous solution containing an effective amount of an alkali silicate reduces bacterial contamination of the carcass or retards bacterial growth on the carcass or both reduces bacterial contamination and retards bacterial growth ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6803066 | Sanitizing food products Food products are sanitized by spraying an aqueous sanitizing liquid comprising up to 15 ppm ozone onto all exterior surfaces of the product from a plurality of directions while moving the food product laterally with respect to the sprays, wherein the velocity of ea... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6797300 | Composition for preserving fresh cut flowers, fresh fruits and vegetables without the use of refrigeration A method of producing and using a solution, and the solution itself, for extending the shelf life of fresh flowers, fruits and vegetables after they are harvested which includes the steps of extracting juice from the flowers, flowering plant parts, fruits or vegetab... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6797301 | Fungicide compositions for protecting fruits A fungicide composition useful for fighting against phytopathogenic fungi infesting or cable of infesting fruits contains a) at least a fungicide compound inhibiting mitochondrail respiration and b) at least a fungicide compound inhibiting sterol biosynthesis. A met... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6544577 | Debittered citrus pulp and processing Citrus pulp products are provided which incorporate components from pulp material separated from a citrus juice source. Naringin, limonin or other bitterant levels are reduced substantially in the pulp components. In particular applications, the debittere... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6528104 | Low water activity filling A flavored filling having a low water activity. The filling includes a flavoring agent, an edible oil, and humectant. The edible oil can include a high and a low melting temperature oil. The high melting point oil, when used, can act as a crystal seeding ... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6506417 | Composition and process for reducing bacterial citrus canker organisms A disinfectant composition is disclosed effective against a pathovar of Xanthomonas axonopodis pathogenic for citrus, comprising an aqueous solution of a carboxylic acid, hydrogen peroxide, and a percarboxylic acid product thereof. In a preferred composit... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6482455 | Natural source composition for the control of post-harvest pathologies and methods of application The composition contains a fundamental active ingredient consisting of the association of thymol, eugenol and cinnamaldehyde, a secondary active ingredient consisting of the association of cuminaldehyde, geraniol, vanillin, borneol, menthol, anethole, ter... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6426105 | Use of lysophosphatidylethanolamine (18.1) and lysophosphatidylinositol to retard senescence and to enhance fruit ripening The present invention relates to a method of enhancing fruit ripening and stability and of delaying senescence in fruit and other plant tissues. This method consists of applying an effective amount of a lysophospholipid, such as lysophosphatidylethanolami... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6368654 | Method for making fruit and vegetable purees A method for making fruit and vegetables purees includes selecting raw produce of the type having meat with a cell structure that is not ruptured by cooking or macerating, and seeds and/or skins. The seeds and/or skins are separated from the meat at subst... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6309687 | Anti-first-pass effect compounds Safe, effective first-pass inhibiting compounds and citrus-derived substances are provided. Formulations containing the compounds are also provided as are methods for inhibiting the first pass effect.... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6277328 | Methods of aseptically transporting bulk quantities of sterile products Methods of aseptically transporting a bulk quantity of a sterile product such as an edible food product comprise sterilizing a transporting container by flooding the container with a chemical sterilant, pressurizing the sterilized container with a positiv... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6255337 | Anti-first-pass effect compounds and citrus extract First-pass effective substances derived from citrus.... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6210730 | Method for treatment of containerized foods A method for treating a perishable meat product including the steps of chilling the meat product to within a selected temperature range, exposing the chilled meat product to a chilled gas mixture containing a significant fraction of inert gas, and thereaf... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6162479 | Anti-first-pass effect compounds Safe, effective first-pass inhibiting compounds and citrus-derived substances are provided. Formulations containing the compounds are also provided as are methods for inhibiting the first pass effect.... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6139890 | Method of extending the shelf life and/or reducing level of bacterial contamination on fruits and vegetables Methods and compositions for producing fruits or vegetables having an extended shelf life and/or a reduces level of bacterial contamination.... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6123968 | Composition for extending shelf life for fresh fruits and vegetables without the use of refrigeration A method of producing and using a solution for extending the shelf life of fresh fruits and vegetables after they are harvested which includes the steps of extracting juice from fruits or vegetables, filtering the juice, disintegrating the peel, extractin... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6054168 | Citrus products incorporating pulp processing Citrus products are provided which incorporate components from pulp material separated from a citrus juice source. The invention is especially beneficial in connection with grapefruit sources. Naringin or other bitterant levels are reduced substantially i... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6030580 | Method of aseptically transporting bulk quantities of sterile products Methods of aseptically transporting a bulk quantity of a sterile product such as an edible food product comprise sterilizing a transporting container by flooding the container with a chemical sterilant, pressurizing the sterilized container with a positiv... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6004598 | Process for manufacturing recently extracted fruit pulp, packing method and the product obtained thereby The present invention embraces a fruit pulp extraction process that avoids the concentration or freezing of the pulp, together with the packaging method that allows the processor to offer fresh and natural tasting fruit pulps to be consumed at any moment ... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5993887 | Safe citrus juice and process for preparation A method of partially or completely selectively removing first-pass effect-reducing particles from citrus juice containing first-pass effect-reducing particles, wherein the particles have a size less than about 500 um and greater than about 25 μm and cit... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5990154 | Anti-first-pass effect compounds and citrus extract This invention relates to the process of making citrus (preferably grapefruit) extract having reduced levels of phototoxic furocoumarins and containing enhanced amounts of one or more anti-first pass effect compounds.... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5962044 | Citrus extract A safe, effective first-pass inhibiting citrus-derived substance.... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5958490 | Controlled release fumigation of harvested agricultural commodities A fumigant which is effective for the control of postharvest disease in agricultural commodities utilizes carbon supports impregnated with natural volatiles to provide controlled release of the volatiles in storage containers and facilities. Activated car... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5888570 | Method of operating a drenching apparatus A method of operating a drenching apparatus for drenching fruit and vegetables with an aqueous chemical solution having a pit for holding a large volume of the solution, a drench pump for drawing the solution from the pit and discharging it into manifolds... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5885638 | Adsorbent, process for producing the same, and method of treating fruit juice An adsorbent is described, which has a pore structure suitable for the selective and efficient removal of bitter components from fruit juice, and which does not contain ionic functional groups or the like in the structure thereof and can be easily handle,... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5876771 | Process and article for determining the residence time of a food particle The article of the present invention is an analog of a particular object which has substantially the same size, shape and rotational inertia of the object while having the density of the medium of which the object is within. The analog encompasses a signa... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5869123 | System for processing liquid foodstuff or liquid medicine with a supercritical fluid of carbon dioxide A method of continuously de-activating enzymes, sterilizing or deodorizing a liquid material such as liquid foodstuff or liquid medicine with a supercritical fluid of carbon dioxide. The method includes the following steps: 1) the liquid material is conti... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5792461 | Citrus peel extract as 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl CoA(HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitor A method for inhibiting the activity of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl CoA(HMG-CoA) reductase in mammals comprises administering citrus peel extract thereto.... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5759611 | Fruit processing system and method A new method for processing citrus fruit into a marketable product of separate whole natural sections involves as an essential step the injecting of water under pressure simultaneously at a plurality of separated locations into the citrus fruit substantia... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5683724 | Automated process for inhibition of microbial growth in aqueous food transport or process streams The invention is a process for preventing microbial growth in aqueous streams by applying a C2 -C12 percarboxylic acid or mixture of such acids to the aqueous stream and to an automated dispensing system for the percarboxylic acids b... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5674538 | Process for inhibition of microbial growth in aqueous food transport or process streams The invention is a process for preventing microbial growth in aqueous streams by applying a C2 -C12 percarboxylic acid such as, for example, peracetic, perpropionic, perbutyric, peroctanoic, perglycolic, perlactic, percitric; and the... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5656314 | Hydroxycitric acid concentrate and food products prepared therefrom A hydroxycitric acid concentrate prepared from Garcinia rind including 23 to 54% by weight free hydroxycitric acid, 6 to 20% by weight lactone of hydroxycitric acid, 0.001 to 8% by weight citric acid, and 32 to 70% by weight water, wherein the free hydrox... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5536516 | Hydroxycitric acid concentrate and food products prepared therefrom A process of enriching hyroxycitric acid (HCA) from Garcinia rind in which a salt-free water extract of Garcinia rind is loaded onto an anion exchange column, eluted with a metal hydroxide for release of HCA. The water-extract is then treated with a catio... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5503859 | Precision fruit processing and premium packing system A method of processing fruit, such as oranges, in which different chemical treatments are applied to different output streams of fresh fruit by passing the fruit in a continuous flow to an electronic grading apparatus having a single input but a plurality... | 04/02/1996 |
