| Nichirei Foods, Inc. Patent applications |
| Patent application number | Title | Published |
| 20090004311 | SKIN-WHITENING AGENT CONTAINING POLYPHENOL COMPOUND - This invention relates to a method for inhibiting melanin formation in a subject comprising administering an effective amount of an acerola-derived polyphenol compound, an acerola polyphenol fraction, or the other polyphenol compound to a subject. This method comprises whitening the subject's skin by the inhibition of melanin formation. This method also comprises administering synergistically effective amounts of an acerola-derived polyphenol compound, an acerola polyphenol fraction, or the other polyphenol compound in combination with ascorbic acid or an ascorbic acid derivative to a subject. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20080299239 | Inhibitor of Glucose Absorption and Method for Producing the Same - This invention provides an inhibitor of glucose absorption and a method for producing the same. Such inhibitor of glucose absorption comprises, as an active ingredient, an acerola-derived substance capable of inhibiting glucose absorption. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20080267894 | Acerola Fruit-Derived Pectin and Its Application - The present invention relates to a pectin derived from an acerola fruit or a hydrolysate thereof, comprising a complex formed of Aceronidin, which is a novel polyphenol compound. The pectin of the present invention can be used as an active ingredient of an antioxidant or a skin-whitening agent. | 10-30-2008 |