METHOD OF EXTRACTION OF BERRIES OR FRUITS USING AN ALKALINE MAGNESIUM COMPOUND FOR PHARMACEUTICAL, HERBAL, NUTRITIONAL OR COSMETIC INGREDIENTS

Abstract

The invention is a method of extraction of berries or fruits of (1 a)) with a solvent (1 c)), typically water, and also an alkaline magnesium compound (1 b)) and heating a mixture (1 d)), the mixture is allowed to cool and is obtained berry and fruit materials in soluble form (1 e)) which is decanted or used wholly in the pharmaceutical, dietary supplement, herbal, or cosmetic product ingredients.

Claims

1. A method of extraction berries including substances (1a)) using of heat in the pharmaceutical, dietary supplement, herbal, or cosmetic product ingredients, is characterized in that in the extraction of the substances (1 a)) use the solvent (1 c)), typically water, and also an alkaline magnesium compound (1b)).

2. The method according to the claim 1 is characterized in that the magnesium containing alkaline compound (1b)) is magnesium oxide, magnesium hydroxide, magnesium carbonate, dolomite, brucite, talc or magnesite, or mixtures thereof.

3. The method according to the claim 1 is characterized in that the magnesium-containing compound (1b)) at the beginning is magnesium, which reacts with the solvent (1 c)), typically water, to form the alkaline magnesium compound.

4. The method according to the claim 1 is characterized in solvent (1 c)) is water, ethanol, ethanol aqueous solution or an oil such as vegetable oil.

5. The method according to the claim 1 is characterized in that the berry or fruit (1 a) contained in is the whole and/or pressed, dried or fresh in different milling sizes.

6. The method according to the claim 1 is characterized in that the berry and fruit (1 a)) is derived from one or some of the following species, such as grape (Vitis species), plum (Prunus domestica) wild blueberry and blueberry (Vaccinium species), lingonberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea), cranberry (Vaccinium oxycoccos), crowberry (Empetrum nigrum), bog bilberry (Vaccinium uliginosum), cloudberry (Rubus chamaemorus), sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides), rowan (Sorbus), aronia (Aronia), black currant (Ribes nigrum), red currant (Ribes rubrum), white currant (Ribes rubrum rubrum species), gooseberry (Ribes uva-crispa), raspberry (Rubus idaeus), rose hip (Rosa canina), strawberry (Fragaria), goji (Lycium barbarum), acai (acai), peach (Prunus persica), cherry (Cerasus), plum (Prunus), kiwi (Actinidia delicios), cucumber (Cucumis sativus), tomato (Solanum lycopersicum), apple (Malus), baobab (Adansonia), carob (Ceratonia siliqua), cape Gooseberry (Physalis peruviana), mulberry (Morus alba) and camu camu (Myrciaria dubia).

7. The method according to the claim 1 is characterized in berries or fruit (1 a)) is at first compressed and them which are destroyed in the hot temperature, such as vitamin C is used separately and/or added to the extract (1 e)).

8. The method according to the claim 1 is characterized by a mixture of (d 1)) used in the extraction temperature is 0-100 C. and also higher than 100 C. change in changing pressure, typically 100 C. at atmospheric pressure.

9. The method according to the claim 1 is characterized by the extraction mixture (1 d)), (d) time 1-600 min, typically 20 min.

10. The method according to the claim 1 is characterized by the extraction of the extract 1 e)) is filtered and/or is decanted and is used in solution, powder, tablet, capsule, gel, lotion, ointment, smoothie or a part of it.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

[0019] FIG. 1

[0020] Dried or fresh berries or fruit material is FIG. 1 a) mixing with water 1 c), which contains an alkaline magnesium compound 1 b), and boiling in this mixture, the resulting mixture 1d) is allowed to cool and a berry and fruit materials will be gotten soluble form 1 e), which will be decanted or used wholly.

[0021] FIG. 2

[0022] FIG. 2 a) is made according the invention, in order to getting dried grapes (vine, Vitis), or raisins into soluble form and in 2 b) is made in the same way for the same a berry with hot water, but without the alkaline magnesium compound.

EXAMPLES

Example 1

[0023] Dried grape, obtained from vine (Vitis), or raisins (FIG. 1 a) 50 g stirred with a blender in 1000 ml of water and 20 g of magnesium oxide. The boiling time was one hour, 100 C. and normal air pressure. The resulting mixture was allowed to cool, and the clear solution was separated the solution (FIG. 2 a)) was decanted and used as a health drink.

Example 2

[0024] The dried sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides) (FIG. 1a) 10 g was stirred with 1 liter of boiling water containing 10 g of magnesium oxide. The boiling time was hour period, 100 C. and normal air pressure, for 30 minutes, the mixture was stirred with a blender for 20 seconds. The resulting mixture was allowed to cool, and the clear solution was separated the solution (FIG. 2 a)) was decanted and used as a health drink.

[0025] Those skilled in the art it is clear that the invention is not limited to embodiments in detail above, but the use of other berries or fruits. Those skilled in the art it is clear that different extraction temperatures and times, as well as solvents, solvent mixtures, and pressures within the scope of the present invention, such as obtaining a powder from the liquid with known methods, such as spray and freeze-drying techniques.

[0026] According changing rules and a new PCT rule 1 Jul. 2010 46.5, 66.8, 72.2 (c-bis) there is presented paragraphs where the changes are in this priority application FI20150078.

[0027] In the intermediate decision of this priority application FI20150078 by National Board of Patents and Registration of Finland, it was presented the next reference publications.

[0028] The patent publication CN 101298449, Zhao Quancheng, Novel preparation of myricetin, The invention is a method for industrially preparing myricetin from stems and leaves of Ampelopsis sinica (Miq.) W. T. Wang of vitaceae Ampelopsis Michx or other plants of the vitaceae Ampelopsis.

[0029] The patent publication KR 20020086117, Kim Eun Ju, Kim Ui Su, Park Myeong Gyu, Yoo Tae Hui, Antioxidant containing alkali extract from mixture of defatted rice bran and onion skin.

[0030] The patent publication US 20070166407, Akiko Tanaka, William Bradley, Plant extracts and uses thereof. Plant material is selected from the group consisting of leaves, needles, bark, wood, stalks, sheath and cones.

[0031] The patent publication US 20100111994, Francis Tufaro, Akiko Tanaka, Michael P. Burrows, William G. Bradley, Joanna Peterkin, Anti-bacterial composition and method of using same. The invention is an alkaline extract of pine cones with anti-bacterial activity.

[0032] There are market researches. Such a Report for utilizing possibilities of berries and fruits by-products flow in Finland, https://www.sitra.fi/julkaisut/muut/VTTn%20marjaselvitys%20b. pdf Selvitys marjojen ja marja sivuvirtojen hydyntamispotentiaalista Suomessa, This report was made by VTT, VTT is the Technical Research Centre of Finland, and there are big possibilities with the by-products of berries.

[0033] There are many chemistry researches for using the pressed waste, by-products of berries and fruits. Such the Report of phenolic compounds isolation technologies from berries, http://www.sitra.fi/julkaisut/muut/marjojen%20fenolisten.pdf Selvitys marjojen fenolisten yhdisteiden eristmisen teknologiasta. This report was made by VTT and Lappeenranta University of Technology.

[0034] The method according to the invention was not presented before in any fruit or fruit extraction, even though these have very big needs. The raw material availability is very good, and for a long time it been studied using of these by-products, pomace, which including important substances. There are big, long well known needs for using pressed mass, by-products of berries and fruits in valuable products.So it is inventive that there have been long and well known need for this very abundant and cheap material for using, but this is not presented in berries and fruits, which are big health polyphenolic sources. Current technologies are using hot water, methanol or/and ethanol. Hot water is not enough efficient, methanol is toxic and ethanol is too polar, and also the target is also so called Green chemistry, where is prefer to use aqueous solution than organic solvents. This invention is so new and inventive.