METHOD FOR OBTAINING EDIBLE FIBER FROM BEET PULP Russian patent published in 2002 - IPC

FIELD: food-processing industry. SUBSTANCE: method involves mixing fresh beet pulp with electrochemically activated water and adding sodium chloride having acidity of 5.7-6.0, oxidation-reduction potential of 80-110 mV and temperature of 20-25 C in the weight ratio of 1:1; grinding to obtain 1-3 mm size particles; providing double extraction of ground mass of electrochemically activated water having similar parameters at temperature of 20-25 C; performing water separation after each stage to provide for obtaining of mass with moisture content of 50-55%; deodorizing extracted mass by electrochemically activated water having similar parameters at temperature of 60-65 C, with following pressing; drying mass at temperature of 55-60 C to moisture content of 8-9%; grinding and directing through sieve with 0.5 mm size meshes; using fraction remained on sieve as ready product and adding fraction passed through sieve to mass of product prior to drying process. Method allows quality of ready product to be improved, water retention property and adsorbing capacity of edible fibers to be increased. EFFECT: simplified method, wider range and improved quality of product. 1 tbl