Natürliche Lycopenkonzentrate und Verfahren zur Herstellung

摘要

A natural lycopene concentrate hydrosoluble at ambient temperature and containing at least 1mg of lycopene per gram of concentrate, up to 30 wt.% of proteins, up to 30 wt.% polysaccharides, up to 10 wt.% organic acids and at least 30 wt.% of lipid compounds. Independent claims are included for a method of producing the concentrate by alkalizing a vegetable structure containing a lipophilic compound, heating to boiling point for 1-60 minutes, isolating fibers and insolubles by solid liquid separation, acidifying the complex obtained and isolating the carbohydrates and other soluble compounds by solid-liquid separation and for a product obtainable by the method.