Chin Shu Chen

US Patent:

57561419, May 26, 1998

Filed:

Mar 20, 1996

Appl. No.:

8/619969

Inventors:

Chin Shu Chen - Winter Haven FL
William Apollo Chen - San Francisco CA

International Classification:

A23L 202
A23L 208
A23L 252
A23L 274

US Classification:

426599

Abstract:

A method for processing pulpy fruit puree or pulpy juice or reprocessing traditional evaporative pulpy citrus concentrate into products which do not resemble conventional juices or conventional concentrated juices, and more particularly, a packaged high Brix clarified juice concentrate which is ready to pour at freezer temperatures, to a 100% natural fruit juice produced from the clarified juice concentrate, to a blended reduced bitterness fruit juice product, and to a 100% juice-blend pulpy fruit product. The invention provides novel all-natural juice blends, including a 100% natural fruit juice containing aloe vera. The clarified juice concentrate as ready-to-pour 6+1 concentrates at freezer temperatures above -15. degree. C. In contrast, the traditional 3+1 frozen juice concentrate becomes frozen at common domestic freezer temperatures of -5. degree. to -15. degree. C. and it is inconvenient to pour and to mix with water.