Nilesh B Karava

US Patent:

20130122151, May 16, 2013

Filed:

May 30, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/483799

Inventors:

Reza Ghaedian - Plymouth MA, US
Rahul M. Shinde - New Bedford MA, US
Nilesh Karava - Atlanta GA, US

Assignee:

DECAS BOTANICAL SYNERGIES, LLC - Carver MA

International Classification:

A23P 1/06
A23L 1/36
A23L 1/212

US Classification:

426 71, 426464, 426640, 426629, 426 93, 426 96

Abstract:

In some embodiments, the invention provides processes for making a spray-dried whole botanical food powder from a whole botanical food. The processes comprise combining 0-95% of a juice component and 5-100% of at least one non-juice component of a whole botanical food to create a whole botanical food slurry, the at least one non-juice component comprising 0-100% intact botanical food, 0-100% skin, 0-100% pomace, and 0-100% seed or seed fiber, wherein the juice and non-juice components total 100%; adding water to the whole botanical food slurry to produce a mixture with a solids content of about 1-50%; heating the mixture to reduce viscosity and improve flow properties; shearing the mixture to create a uniform slurry; and spray drying the uniform slurry to form a spray-dried whole botanical food product. Also provided are powderized compositions made, for example, using the disclosed processes.

US Patent:

20130122146, May 16, 2013

Filed:

Nov 18, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/299945

Inventors:

Reza Ghaedian - Plymouth MA, US
Rahul M. Shinde - New Bedford MA, US
Nilesh Karava - Atlanta GA, US

Assignee:

DECAS BOTANICAL SYNERGIES, LLC - Carver MA

International Classification:

A23L 1/36
A23L 1/28
A23L 1/20

US Classification:

426 61, 426629, 426634

Abstract:

In some embodiments, the invention provides processes for making a spray-dried whole botanical food powder from a whole botanical food. The processes comprise combining components of a whole botanical food to create a whole botanical food slurry, the components comprising 0-80% whole botanical food, 0-75% skin, 20-80% pomace, and 0-75% seed fiber; adding water to the whole botanical food slurry to produce a mixture with a solids content of about 1-20%; heating the mixture to a temperature between approximately 80 and 200 degrees Fahrenheit; shearing the mixture with a high shear mixer for 10 to 90 minutes to create a uniform slurry; pumping the uniform slurry through a high intensity shear pump to achieve a uniform particle slurry; atomizing the uniform particle slurry; and spray drying the uniform particle slurry to form a spray-dried whole botanical food product. Also provided are compositions made using the disclosed processes.