Process of making hoodia plant extract with improved flavor

摘要

Processes of making extracts of Hoodia plant containing steroidal glycosides which have improved flavor, by virtue of reduced levels of discovered negative flavor compounds, comprising:
a. dissolving initial Hoodia extracts in an oil, to obtain a solution of the extract;
b. heating the solution, under vacuum, to a temperature in the range of from about 80 to about 140°C;
c. removing negative flavor compounds by stripping the heated solution, under vacuum, with a gas stream, to obtain Hoodia extracts of improved flavor.