METHOD FOR SELECTIVELY OBTAINING ANTIOXIDANT RICH EXTRACTS FROM CITRUS FRUITS

摘要

A method for obtaining a selective extract, rich in antioxidants, from citrus fruits, comprising: (a) employing aqueous based extraction of the citrus fruit; (b) employing separation technology on the said extracts, resulting in a serum, said separation technology comprising the use of presses, finishers, decanters and other filter centrifuges and membrane technology comprising the use of at least one of the following; microfiltration, ultrafiltration, nanofiltration centrifuges, evaporators and turbo filters or any combination thereof; (c) submitting said serum to an adsorption process on resin and (d) eluting the adsorbed said antioxidant compounds from the resin, either in one fraction or fractionwise, to obtain specificity.