PROCEDIMIENTO PARA LA OBTENCION DE ZUMOS CITRICOS PASTERIZADOS Y REFRIGERADOS

• Main Authors: CARBONELL TALON JOSE VICENTE, IZQUIERDO FAUBEL LUIS, NAVARRO FABRA JOSE LUIS, SENDRA SENA JOSE MARIA
• Format: Patent
• Language: Spanish
• Published: 13.08.2009
• Subjects: FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BYSUBCLASSES A23B - A23J; HUMAN NECESSITIES; PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL; THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OFNUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT; THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES

The invention relates to a method of obtaining refrigerated pasteurised citrus juices. The inventive method comprises the following main steps: the juice is centrifuged and two fractions are obtained, namely a serum fraction and a pulp fraction which are each conveyed to a heat exchanger in which they are pasteurised and subsequently refrigerated. The two fractions are stored separately in tanks and subsequently mixed and packed, all under aseptic conditions. The pasteurised fractions can be frozen, in which case they have to be re-pasteurised prior to mixing in order to obtain the end product. In addition, another semi-finished citrus product, such as juice concentrate, juice vesicles, etc. can be added to the end mixture. The inventive method retains the characteristics of the fresh juice.