METHOD FOR COMPLEX PROCESSING OF CHICORY Russian patent published in 2010 - IPC A23L1/214 

FIELD: food industry.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to a technology for complex vegetables processing. Method provides for chicory washing, its grinding, treatment in a microwave field until inactivation of native enzymes, extraction with acidified water at the specified parametres of the extraction process with further separation of extract and extraction cake, serial passing of extract through membranes with retention threshold of 6-8 kDa and 0.8-2 kDa with return of low molecular fraction at the stage of extraction, concentration of remaining fractions with reverse osmosis, combination of high molecular concentrate fraction with extraction cake to produce gelling concentrate, photosterilisation and packing of remaining concentrate (which is an inulin-containing solution free of related substances) under aseptic conditions.

EFFECT: method makes it possible to provide for complex processing of chicory with full utilisation of nutritious and biologically active substances.