Patents Assigned to Hirzel Canning Company
  • Tomato peeling process
    Patent number: 8673378
    Abstract: A method for peeling tomatoes is disclosed, the method comprises the steps of providing a tomato having a peel and an underlying fruit; washing the tomato with a solution to break down naringenin chalcone in the peel; treating the tomato peel with a caustic solution including OH? molecules to separate the peel from the fruit; introducing pH adjusted water to the OH?-treated tomato; and peeling the tomato to remove the peel from the underlying fruit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Hirzel Canning Company
    Inventor: William J. Hirzel