VDF FUTURECEUTICALS, INC. Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140274919 | BORON-CONTAINING COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS THEREFOR - Contemplated boro-carbohydrate compounds are demonstrated to modulate the blood concentrations of various polypeptides associated with metabolic syndrome by administration of a tetrahedral, and under-carboxylated osteocalcin, adiponectin, and YKL-40. Use of such compounds in oral administration is especially preferred and may be effective to address one or more components of metabolic syndrome. | 09-18-2014 |
20140079850 | LOW-MYCOTOXIN COFFEE CHERRY PRODUCTS - A coffee cherry is harvested, preferably in a sub-ripe state, and quick-dried to provide a basis for numerous nutritional products. Such coffee cherries and portions thereof may be particularly characterized by their extremely low concentration of mycotoxins, including various aflatoxins, fumonisins, ochratoxins, and/or vomitoxin (DON, deoxynivalenol). | 03-20-2014 |
20120015095 | Low-Mycotoxin Coffee Cherry Products - A coffee cherry is harvested, preferably in a sub-ripe state, and quick-dried to provide a basis for numerous nutritional products. Such coffee cherries and portions thereof may be particularly characterized by their extremely low concentration of mycotoxins, including various aflatoxins, fumonisins, ochratoxins, and/or vomitoxin (DON, deoxynivalenol). | 01-19-2012 |
20120014890 | Coffee Cherry Cosmetic Composition and Methods - A cosmetic composition comprises a coffee cherry preparation, and most preferably an extract from a sub-ripe quick-dried coffee cherry. Particularly contemplated cosmetic compositions are formulated as a shampoo, lotion, cream, balm, or ointment, and will have at least one of an antioxidant effect, an anti-inflammatory effect, a UV-protective effect, an antimutagenic effect, a chemoprotective effect, a scar reducing effect, a skin-lightening effect, a moisturizing effect, a wrinkle reduction effect, and an antibacterial effect. | 01-19-2012 |
20110274679 | Compositions and Methods of SIRT Activation - Compositions and methods of SIRT activation are presented in which one or more vitamin compounds, and especially vitamin B compounds are used to significantly increase SIRT activity in vitro and in vivo. In especially preferred compositions, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, and vitamin B2 are present in synergistic quantities. | 11-10-2011 |
20110027452 | Low-Mycotoxin Coffee Cherry Products - A coffee cherry is harvested, preferably in a sub-ripe state, and quick-dried to provide a basis for numerous nutritional products. Such coffee cherries and portions thereof may be particularly characterized by their extremely low concentration of mycotoxins, including various aflatoxins, fumonisins, ochratoxins, and/or vomitoxin (DON, deoxynivalenol). | 02-03-2011 |
20110014337 | Methods for Coffee Cherry Products - Methods are provided for isolating a nutrient from coffee cherries or for producing a food product that comprises a coffee cherry or portion thereof. It is particularly preferred that coffee cherries will have an extremely low concentration of mycotoxins, including various aflatoxins, fumonisins, ochratoxins, and/or vomitoxin (DON, deoxynivalenol). | 01-20-2011 |
20100098806 | Compositions and Methods of Dehydrated Food Fortification - A dehydrated and unprocessed food item (e.g., grain, fruit, vegetable, or portion thereof) is at least partially coated with a non-aqueous and nutritionally acceptable solvent that comprises a probiotic organism such that the fortified food item has a total probiotic content of at least 104 to 105 cfu/gram. Shelf life of such compositions is remarkably long while maintaining relatively high cfu count, and taste and flavor are remarkably preserved, even over extended periods. | 04-22-2010 |
20100080885 | Methods for Coffee Cherry Products - Methods are provided for isolating a nutrient from coffee cherries or for producing a food product that comprises a coffee cherry or portion thereof. It is particularly preferred that coffee cherries will have an extremely low concentration of mycotoxins, including various aflatoxins, fumonisins, ochratoxins, and/or vomitoxin (DON, deoxynivalenol). | 04-01-2010 |
20100076050 | SOLID BETALAIN COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS - Solid, free-flowing, and substantially completely dissolvable preparations with high betalain content are presented. Most typically, the betalain profile of the preparations is near natural and includes betalains in an amount of between 10-40 wt %. As the preparations of the inventive subject matter maintain chemical stability and flowability over extended periods of time, it should be noted that the betalain preparations are now amenable to compounding in small and measured quantities. Furthermore, new biological activities of betalains are shown, and especially include significant induction of SIRT and reduction of serum triglyceride. | 03-25-2010 |
20100068318 | Coffee Cherry Cosmetic Composition and Methods - A cosmetic composition comprises a coffee cherry preparation, and most preferably an extract from a sub-ripe quick-dried coffee cherry. Particularly contemplated cosmetic compositions are formulated as a shampoo, lotion, cream, balm, or ointment, and will have at least one of an antioxidant effect, an anti-inflammatory effect, a UV-protective effect, an antimutagenic effect, a chemoprotective effect, a scar reducing effect, a skin-lightening effect, a moisturizing effect, a wrinkle reduction effect, and an antibacterial effect. | 03-18-2010 |
20100040732 | Compositions and Methods for Fermented Nutraceuticals - Nutritional products are prepared using a dual fermentation process in which distinct and separate botanical fermentation and probiotic fermentation steps increase nutritional value and/or quality of a vitamin or other nutritionally relevant compound. Alternatively, both fermentation steps could also be combined. Most preferably, a nutritionally desirable carrier such as cow milk, soy milk, or rice milk is used as fermentation medium, which is then subjected to a botanical fermentation with a sprout extract and a probiotic fermentation with a lactobacillus culture. It is further preferred that at least one of the fermentation steps is performed in the presence of the vitamin or other nutritionally relevant compound. | 02-18-2010 |
20090214710 | Methods and Compositions For Increasing Fermentation of a Microorganism - Fermentation of a microorganism is increased by including a cytokinin into the fermentation medium. Contemplated cytokinins may be synthetic cytokinins, cytokinins isolated from a natural source, or present in an extract that is specifically enriched for cytokinins. Especially contemplated microorganisms include yeast, and the fermentation in preferred aspects comprises catabolic conversion of a carbohydrate to ethanol and/or carbon dioxide. | 08-27-2009 |
20090208620 | Alimentary Compositions and Methods For Metabolic Modulation - Contemplated food products include compounds with cytokinin activity to modulate glucose and/or lipid metabolism, and in especially preferred aspects contemplated food products include one or more naturally occurring cytokinins (e.g., kinetin, N2-acetylguanine, zeatin, dihydrozeatin) at a concentration effective to prevent or treat pre-diabetes, insulin resistance, type-2 diabetes, syndrome X, and/or dyslipidemia. Methods of marketing such products are also contemplated. | 08-20-2009 |
20090203638 | PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR METABOLIC MODULATION - Pharmaceutical compositions include compounds with cytokinin activity to modulate glucose and/or lipid metabolism in a mammal. Especially preferred compounds include those comprising a purine scaffold, and it is further preferred that contemplated compositions are employed to prevent and/or treat various diseases, including pre-diabetes, insulin resistance, type-2 diabetes, Syndrome X, and dyslipidemia. In still further preferred aspects, compounds with cytokinin activity are used to activate AMPK and/or Akt. Consequently, various diseases associated with dysregulation of AMPK and/or Akt may be treated using the compounds of the present inventive subject matter. | 08-13-2009 |
20090098225 | Compositions and Methods for Reduction of LDL Oxidation - Dicot, and especially Brassicaceae sprout preparations are employed as a dietary agents that significantly reduce oxidized species in human serum. In one especially preferred aspect, contemplated compositions are employed to reduce serum oxLDL and to increase serum HDL levels. | 04-16-2009 |