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EP 2544550 A1 20130116 - TREATMENT OF CHICORY

Title (en)

TREATMENT OF CHICORY

Title (de)

BEHANDLUNG VON CHICORÉE

Title (fr)

TRAITEMENT DE LA CHICORÉE

Publication

EP 2544550 A1 20130116 (EN)

Application

EP 10707282 A 20100308

Priority

EP 2010052924 W 20100308

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2011110213A1] The invention relates to a method of treatment of chicory pieces which comprises a step of soaking non-roasted chicory pieces by placing said chicory pieces in a bath of an aqueous solution comprising divalent cations, wherein a pulsed electric field is applied to said chicory pieces during the soaking step.

IPC 8 full level

A23F 5/44 (2006.01); A23L 5/20 (2016.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A23F 5/44 (2013.01); A23L 5/276 (2016.07)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2011110213A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2011110213 A1 20110915; EP 2544550 A1 20130116; ZA 201207497 B 20140326

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2010052924 W 20100308; EP 10707282 A 20100308; ZA 201207497 A 20121005