Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method for processing raw sugarcane maximizing the preservation of policosanols during production of a natural sugarcane juice-based product
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Application No.: US16702238Application Date: 2019-12-03
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Publication No.: US11357815B2Publication Date: 2022-06-14
- Inventor: Jorge Enrique Gonzalez Ulloa
- Applicant: Jorge Enrique Gonzalez Ulloa
- Applicant Address: CO La Calera
- Assignee: Jorge Enrique Gonzalez Ulloa
- Current Assignee: Jorge Enrique Gonzalez Ulloa
- Current Assignee Address: CO La Calera
- Agency: Glenn E. Gold, P.A.
- Agent Glenn E. Gold
- Main IPC: A61K36/899
- IPC: A61K36/899 ; A61K31/045 ; C13B10/00 ; C13B50/00 ; C13B10/02 ; C07C29/74 ; A23L33/105 ; A23L2/04 ; A23L2/72 ; A23L2/82 ; A61K9/00

Abstract:
A method for processing sugarcane juice from raw sugarcane stalks to produce various forms of a natural sugarcane juice product preserves policosanols naturally occurring in the raw sugarcane stalks, resulting in policosanol-rich natural sugarcane juice-based products such as a drinking beverage, a concentrated sweetening agent, and a nutraceutical product. The method may include steps of providing sugarcane stalks having high policosanol concentrations; extracting sugarcane juice from the sugarcane stalks via a series of roller mills; filtering the extracted sugarcane juice; stabilizing the pH of the juice in a non-acidic solution of calcium hydroxide; flocculating the sugarcane juice to remove undesirable impurities; optionally, evaporating the sugarcane juice to form a policosanol-rich sugarcane juice concentrate and extracting the sugarcane juice concentrate from the evaporator.
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