Process for obtaining citrus fiber from citrus pulp

• Main Authors: Mazoyer, Jacques Andre Christian, Gusek, Todd Walter, Wallecan, Joel Rene Pierre, Reeder, David Hiram
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 11.04.2023
• Subjects: ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES AND WAXES; CANDLES; CHEMISTRY; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON; COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; DERIVATIVES OF NATURAL MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; DERIVATIVES THEREOF; DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; DETERGENTS; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; FODDER; FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BYSUBCLASSES A23B - A23J; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; METALLURGY; ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; POLYSACCHARIDES; PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES; PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL; RESIN SOAPS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; SPECIFIC USE OF COSMETICS OR SIMILAR TOILETPREPARATIONS; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OFNUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT; THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS

A process is disclosed for obtaining citrus fiber from citrus pulp. Citrus fiber is obtained having a c* close packing concentration value of less than 3.8. The citrus fiber can be obtained having a viscosity of at least 1000 mPa.s, wherein said citrus fiber is dispersed in standardized water at a mixing speed of from 800 rpm to 1000 rpm, to a 3 w/w% citrus fiber/standardized water solution, and wherein said viscosity is measured at a shear rate of 5 s-1 at 20° C. Citrus fiber can be obtained having a CIELAB L* value of at least 90. The citrus fiber can be used in food products, feed products, beverages, personal care products, pharmaceutical products or detergent products.