A process for preparing a food or feed composition from J. curcas is disclosed. The method involves adding an acidified aqueous solution to J. curcas components, to a final pH of between 1 and 5, incubating the acidified mixture for a period for a period of at least 1 hour, and centrifuging the incubated mixture to separate the mixture into three physically distinct fractions: (i) a light, upper fraction containing oil, (ii) an aqueous fraction containing soluble acid-extracted components and breakdown products, and (iii) a substantially detoxified solid cake which forms or is used in forming the food or feed composition. The acidified aqueous solution added may be acidified olive vegetation water having a ratio of hydroxytyrosol to oleuropein of between 5:1 to 100:1. Also disclosed are a food or feed composition, and oil and aqueous fractions formed by the method.

The present invention is directed to methods and compositions that are useful in producing, feeding and growing animals. Compositions of the present invention comprise an extracted mineral element composition as disclosed herein. Animal lifespan and production is improved when provided with compositions comprising an extracted mineral element composition.

A method for removing contaminants such as pesticides and fungicides from cannabinoid extracts. Cannabinoid extracts containing contaminants may be dissolved in a water and ethanol solution, and then cooled to allow water-soluble contaminants to settle out of the mixture. The water and ethanol may then be removed via evaporation or distillation, leaving purified cannabinoids without contaminants. Contaminant removal may be incorporated into a method for producing a blended extract of cannabinoids and terpenes, which extracts terpenes using supercritical CO2, and extracts a cannabinoid concentrate from the residual material using a cold ethanol flush followed by distillation and then by contaminant removal; the CO2-extracted terpenes are then added back to the purified cannabinoid concentrate in a final blending step. Blending terpenes at the end of extraction may enhance the flavor and effectiveness of the purified cannabinoid concentrate.

Some embodiments of the present disclosure include a therapeutic extract for selectively treating skin disorders, such as acne and rosacea. The therapeutic extract may include glycerin; water, such as reverse osmosis water; blackcurrant; pine; gluconolactone; citric acid; and sodium benzoate. In embodiments, the blackcurrant may be organic ribes nigrum and may be derived from fruit of a blackcurrant plant. Moreover, the pine may be pinus spp and may be derived from a needle of a pine plant.

The invention provides a water extract of Yan-Sheng-Yin (YSY), a Chinese natural dietary supplement for health promotion, comprised entirely of natural foods and a preparation comprising the same. The invention also provides a method for treatment and/or prevention of hyperlipidemia, atherogenesis and obesity.

A method of treating telangiectasia in a subject in need thereof is disclosed. The method includes topically applying to skin of said subject in need of treatment of telangiectasia a composition comprising effective amounts of an extract of Centella asiactica leaf and an extract of Vitis vinifera seed to disrupt endothelia tubes in skin.

Provided is a composition that contains green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii or an extract of the green alga C. reinhardtii, wherein the green alga C. reinhardtii or the extract of the green alga C. reinhardtii acts as an agonist of a retinoic acid receptor.

A method and system for processing whole hemp stalks is disclosed. The method and system use an entirety of the whole hemp stalks in producing the particulate hemp such that the particulate hemp comprises both bast fiber and shire of the original whole hemp stalks. Additionally, hemp crumbs or crumbles may be processed from whole hemp stalks, or from particulate hemp which is larger than the hemp crumbs such as hemp pellets. The hemp crumbs may be formed by crushing the hemp pellets.

The invention relates to a method for producing an extract of a matrix of vegetable origin, particularly a plant, characterised in that the matrix of vegetable origin undergoes a mechanical treatment consisting in extruding the matrix of vegetable origin in an extruder, in association or not with a heat treatment, in the presence of an aqueous solution containing at least one hydrotrope agent, particularly at a concentration at least equal to the minimum hydrotrope concentration thereof, followed by an operation of recovering the extract.

A non-bleeding curcumin (NBC) which eliminate the problems of color bleeding, color leaching, color staining and dusting during the industrial processing of curcumin and its methods of preparation is disclosed in the invention. The invention also provides a water based process of preparation of food grade non-bleeding curcumin which is free of synthetic excipients.