A method for producing a proanthocyanidin extract is described. The method
comprises: (a) providing a volume of proanthocyanin-containing liquid
feedstock; (b) passing the proanthocyanin-containing liquid feedstock to
an ultrafiltration feed tank; (c) filtering the material in the
ultrafiltration feed tank through an ultrafiltration membrane system to
fractionate the material into a proanthocyanin-reduced permeate stream
and a proanthocyanin-enriched retentate stream; (d) collecting the
proanthocyanin-reduced permeate stream; and (e) passing the
proanthocyanin-enriched retentate stream to the ultrafiltration feed tank
until the volume of proanthocyanin-containing liquid feedstock is
exhausted and thereafter collecting the proanthocyanin-enriched retentate
stream.