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254 L.K. Wang et al.<br />

1. Clarification, e.g., in the production of sparkling clear beverages using MF or UF<br />

2. Concentration, e.g., using RO to produce fruit juice concentrates of greater than 42 degree Brix<br />

3. Deacidification, e.g., using ED to reduce the acidity in fruit juices<br />

Figure 6.14 introduces the Fresh-Note process, also known as Separa-System, which is<br />

a multistage process (30): (a) UF is first used with the juice to separate out the pulp<br />

(the “bottom solids”) from the serum which contains the sugars <strong>and</strong> flavor components;<br />

(b) a pasteurizer is then used to treat the UF retentate, which is about 5–10% of the feed<br />

volume for destroying microorganisms <strong>and</strong> improving the stability of the juice product; (c) a<br />

combination of high rejection RO in early stages <strong>and</strong> low rejection RO in later stages for<br />

treating the serum (UF permeate) aiming at the recovery of any traces of sugar or flavor<br />

compounds; <strong>and</strong> (d) a blending unit is finally used to blend the RO concentrated serum <strong>and</strong><br />

the pasteurized pulp, to produce an orange juice concentrate with 45–60 degree Brix or<br />

45–60% soluble solids.<br />

Concentration of tomato juice presents a different challenge because tomatoes have high<br />

pulp content (25% fiber) <strong>and</strong> high viscosity (behaving in a non-Newtonian manner). A<br />

successful RO plant for tomato juice processing has been in operation since 1984 with tubular<br />

Feed<br />

Orange Juice<br />

12° Brix<br />

7% SS<br />

50% SS<br />

UF<br />

Pasteurizer<br />

Blending<br />

UF Permeate<br />

Serum<br />

45–60°<br />

45–60° Brix<br />

Orange Juice<br />

Concentrate<br />

40°<br />

LR<br />

RO<br />

30°<br />

12°<br />

LR<br />

RO<br />

20°<br />

HR<br />

RO<br />

HR<br />

RO<br />

12° Brix<br />

20° Brix<br />

10° Brix<br />

HR<br />

RO<br />

Water<br />

Fig. 6.14. Fresh-note process or separa-system for processing fruit juices.<br />

RO Permeate

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