A PROCESS FOR THE RECOVERY OF VOLATILE AROMA COMPOUNDS FROM VEGETABLE MATERIAL

摘要

A process for the recovery of volatile aroma compounds from a vegetable material comprising the steps of: a. Contacting the vegetable material with a gas in a dryer wherein the amount of moisture in the gas entering the dryer is less than 15 g/kg dry gas; b. Contacting the dryer exhaust gas stream with water vapour or steam to obtain a gaseous mixture, and; c. Condensing the gaseous mixture to recover a condensate comprising volatile aroma compounds.