A multi-functional distiller for separating target compounds from a base material. The distiller has a basket, boiling tank, and sealable cap. The basket has at least one selectively sealable port for holding the base material. The boiling tank is adapted for containing a solvent, and the basket is attachable above the solvent. The sealable cap may be removeably attachable to the boiling tank to provide a sealed chamber. The sealable cap can be fitted with multiple condensers. One possible condenser is positionable exterior to the boiling tank and functions to condense vapors produced by the boiling tank. A second such condenser is an inverted condenser which is positionable interior to the tank so as to condense vapors produced by the boiling tank and cause the condensate to drip through the base material.

A method for selectively separating at least one apolar organic substance, comprises: (a) providing a starting mixture (10) which contains at least one organic substance comprising at least one apolar group and optionally a solvent; (b) bringing the starting mixture into contact with at least one cyclodextrin to obtain a cyclodextrin-aromatic substance complex; and optionally (c) separating the complex from the liquid phase; and (d) treating the separated complex, in particular enzymatically, and optionally filtering the resulting mixture, whereby a composition loaded with at least one organic substance comprising at least one apolar group is obtained. The invention also relates to a composition loaded with at least one organic substance comprising at least one apolar group, and to the use of this composition in order to introduce at least one apolar organic substance into a food, luxury food, cosmetic product, or pharmaceutical product.

A Stevia extract comprises one or more Stevia-derived non-steviol glycoside substances and/or one or more non-volatile non-steviol glycoside substances. The Stevia extract may be used as a sweetener or a flavorant in an orally consumable product.

Provided is a multi-functional apparatus that is able to isolate and collect organic compounds from plant material by way of steam distillation, organic solvent extraction, and oven purging and drying. The multi-functional apparatus is capable of being fitted with a variety of interchangeable condensers so as to accommodate the desired process. Among the organic compounds capable of being isolated and collected by way of the multi-functional apparatus are essential oils. Also provided is a botanical distillation and extraction apparatus which includes a main boiling chamber which is affixed with a selectively sealable cap. The selectively sealable cap is capable of being fitted with a variety of interchangeable condensers. The apparatus also includes a basket for holding plant matter that is attached to the boiling tank, a heating system, an optional vacuum system, and two distinctly unique condensers which may be interchangeably attached to the sealable cap according to the desired process.

A method for producing an aroma composition from an animal or plant material, including fragmenting an animal or plant material to give a crude fragmented pieces of the material that contains minor fragments, removing minor fragments from a gas that contains aroma compounds emitted from the material in fragmenting the material and minor fragments, applying the gas from which minor fragments have been removed to an adsorbent to thereby make the aroma compounds adsorbed by the adsorbent, and collecting the aroma compounds from the adsorbent to prepare an aroma composition containing the aroma compounds. The adsorbent is held in an adsorbent holder in an aroma compound adsorbing device, and the adsorbent holder has a mesh lid at both ends thereof in the gas flowing direction therethrough.

A plant press including a container having a cavity for receiving a plant and a plunger disposed within the cavity of the container. The plunger being translatable in a direction transverse to a longitudinal axis of the cavity and adapted to create a shearing force.

The present invention is directed to a modular distillation system incorporating a removable capsule for containing source material for extraction. Through the action of the invention, the steam distillation process described herein produces a substantially larger amount of volatile oil than a distillation system that does not use an enclosed, modular system. The present invention provides for an apparatus that allows for greater contact between the steam and plant matter during the distillation process through the use of a closed removable capsule containing relatively small amount of plant matter. Additionally, the present invention is directed to a system that allows the generation of higher quality distillate and considerably higher quantity of volatile oil extracts by forcing the steam to evenly disperse through a removable capsule, and by preventing the condensed liquid to return back to the boiling water within the vessel.

Compositions which are fragrant and contain at least a member set culled from a library of compositions, each being comprised of sub-combinations of selected terpenes. Fragrances that mimic that of various states of organic and synthetic aromatics including products, processes and those from non-combusted plant products, among other things, uniquitous products, processes, medicinals, and related moieties leverage databases of all known terpene groupings are offered for consideration, and have been provided, according to the instant teachings.

The present invention relates to a method for the purification of natural vanillin, comprising a step involving the stripping of a liquid flow F2 containing natural vanillin. The invention also relates to the natural vanillin that can be obtained using the method of the invention, as well as a device for purifying natural vanillin.

The present invention relates primarily to a method for obtaining a volatile fraction from a juice and/or an alcohol-containing beverage, comprising or consisting of the following steps: (a) distilling a mixture of substances from the juice and/or the alcohol-containing beverage, wherein the distillation is performed by a spinning cone column; (b) contacting the mixture of substances from step (a) with a sorbent to obtain a loaded sorbent; and (c) contacting the loaded sorbent from step (b) with a liquid desorbent to obtain the volatile fraction, wherein desired ingredients of the volatile fraction are concentrated as compared to the juice and/or alcohol-containing beverage such that an addition of 0.1% by mass or less of the volatile fraction to any food preparation produces a perceptible odor impression and/or taste impression in a test subject.