Patents Assigned to Lycored Natural Products Industries Ltd.
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Patent number: 10206965Abstract: The present invention discloses the use of a lycopene coated with a water non-soluble thin film comprising amphiphilic protein polymer for coloring with red color, foods, pharmaceuticals or cosmetics having fat and/or oil contents higher than 5%. The invention further discloses a process for the preparation of stable lycopene formulation comprising (a) treating an isolated protein to form a protein in a molecular form; (b) dispersing lycopene in an aqueous solution comprising an isolated protein in a molecular form; (c) grinding said dispersion to form lycopene particle size of 1 to 10 ?m forming an homogenized mixture comprising fine particles; and optionally (d) drying the homogenized mixture.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2008Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: LYCORED NATURAL PRODUCTS INDUSTRIES LTD.Inventors: Nissim Garti, Morris Zelkha, Tanya Sedlov
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Patent number: 9161560Abstract: The invention relates to a tomato pulp composition wherein the particle size is not greater than 2.5 which does not contain seeds or peels from the tomato and has a lycopene concentration which is 5 to 15 folds higher than the lycopene concentration in the tomatoes from which said pulp is obtained. The invention further provides an industrial process for obtaining tomato pulp and tomato concentrate from tomato juice. The invention further provides a method for controlling the viscosity and lycopene concentration of tomato products, tomato concentrate or modified tomato juice, by separating a part of the pulp from the tomato juice from which said tomato products are obtained.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2010Date of Patent: October 20, 2015Assignee: Lycored Natural Products Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Morris Zelkha, Dov Hartal, Zvi Albert
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Publication number: 20100196563Abstract: The invention relates to a tomato pulp composition wherein the particle size is not greater than 2.5 which does not contain seeds or peels from the tomato and has a lycopene concentration which is 5 to 15 folds higher than the lycopene concentration in the tomatoes from which said pulp is obtained. The invention further provides an industrial process for obtaining tomato pulp and tomato concentrate from tomato juice. The invention further provides a method for controlling the viscosity and lycopene concentration of tomato products, tomato concentrate or modified tomato juice, by separating a part of the pulp from the tomato juice from which said tomato products are obtained.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2010Publication date: August 5, 2010Applicant: Lycored Natural Products Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Morris ZELKHA, Dov Hartal, Zvi Albert
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Patent number: 7641931Abstract: The invention relates to a tomato pulp composition wherein the particle size is not greater than 2.5 which does not contain seeds or peels from the tomato and has a lycopene concentration which is 5 to 15 folds higher than the lycopene concentration in the tomatoes from which said pulp is obtained. The invention further provides an industrial process for obtaining tomato pulp and tomato concentrate from tomato juice. The invention further provides a method for controlling the viscosity and lycopene concentration of tomato products, tomato concentrate or modified tomato juice, by separating a part of the pulp from the tomato juice from which said tomato products are obtained.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2003Date of Patent: January 5, 2010Assignee: Lycored Natural Products Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Morris Zelkha, Dov Hartal, Zvi Albert
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Publication number: 20090297683Abstract: The present invention provides a method for fortifying food stuff with an effective health-beneficial amount of tomato phytonutrients, wherein the flavor of said food stuff is not substantially effected by said tomato phytonutrients, comprising of adding to food stuff tomato oleoresin or components thereof in an amount which will not substantially affect the flavor of the food stuff. The present invention further discloses tomato phytonutrient fortified food stuff, wherein the flavor of said food stuff is not substantially effected by the tomato phytonutrients. The present invention further provides a method for obtaining the health benefits associated with the consumption of tomato phytonutrients, comprising of administering to a subject tomato-phytonutrient-fortified food stuff of the present invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2004Publication date: December 3, 2009Applicant: Lycored Natural Products Industries Ltd.Inventors: Morris Zelkha, Dov Hartal
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Publication number: 20080287551Abstract: The present invention discloses the use of a lycopene coated with a water non-soluble thin film comprising amphiphilic protein polymer for coloring with red color, foods, pharmaceuticals or cosmetics having fat and/or oil contents higher than 5%. The invention further discloses a process for the preparation of stable lycopene formulation comprising (a) treating an isolated protein to form a protein in a molecular form; (b) dispersing lycopene in an aqueous solution comprising an isolated protein in a molecular form; (c) grinding said dispersion to form lycopene particle size of 1 to 10 ?m forming an homogenized mixture comprising fine particles; and optionally (d) drying the homogenized mixture.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2008Publication date: November 20, 2008Applicant: LYCORED NATURAL PRODUCTS INDUSTRIES LTD.Inventors: Nissim Garti, Morris Zelkha, Tanya Sedlov
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Publication number: 20080114074Abstract: An anti-atherosclerosis composition comprising a LDL-oxidation inhibiting effective amount of phytoene, phytofluene or mixtures thereof and a method for inhibiting the progression of atherosclerosis.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2007Publication date: May 15, 2008Applicant: LYCORED NATURAL PRODUCTS INDUSTRIES LTD.Inventors: Morris ZELKHA, Tanya Sedlov, Zohar Nir
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Patent number: 7351746Abstract: An anti-atherosclerosis composition comprising a LDL-oxidation inhibiting effective amount of phytoene, phytofluene or mixtures thereof and a method for inhibiting the progression of atherosclerosis.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2002Date of Patent: April 1, 2008Assignee: Lycored Natural Products Industries Ltd.Inventors: Morris Zelkha, Tanya Sedlov, Zohar Nir
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Patent number: 7166315Abstract: The present invention provides a composition comprising dietary fibers with high water holding capacity (WHC) wherein said composition is obtained from tomato pulp which is substantially free of see, peels, carotenoids and lipids and exhibits WHC, in weight ratio, in the range of about 1:13 to 1:60. The present invention further provides the use of the composition of the present invention as a texturing, bulking, viscosity controlling or syneresis-preventing agent for food. The present invention further provides a process for preparing said composition.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2001Date of Patent: January 23, 2007Assignee: Lycored Natural Products Industries Ltd.Inventors: Dov Hartal, Tanya Sedlov, Morris Zelkha
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Patent number: 7144586Abstract: A unit dosage form suitable for once daily administration to a human comprising a physiologically effective amount of at least one hormone selected from the group consisting of steroidal estrogen, estradiol, estrone, medroxyprogesterone, norethindrone, norethisterone, progestin, norgestrel, and progesterone, and at least one carotenoid wherein the carotenoid is in an amount effective to prevent the adverse effects which may result from the administration of the hormone.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2001Date of Patent: December 5, 2006Assignee: Lycored Natural Products Industries Ltd.Inventors: Joseph Levy, Yoav Sharoni
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Publication number: 20060088646Abstract: A tomato product with Brix similar to the Brix of a raw tomato; lycopene content in the range of 600% to 1200% of that of a raw tomato, and viscosity of 3 to 14 cm according to the Bostwick analysis method.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2003Publication date: April 27, 2006Applicant: Lycored Natural Products Industries Ltd.Inventors: Morris Zelkha, Zvi Albert
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Publication number: 20050175561Abstract: The present invention discloses the use of a lycopene coated with a water non-soluble thin film comprising amphiphilic protein polymer for coloring with red color, foods, pharmaceuticals or cosmetics having fat and/or oil contents higher than 5%. The invention further discloses a process for the preparation of stable lycopene formulation comprising: (a) treating an isolated protein to form a protein in a molecular form; (b) dispersing lycopene in an aqueous solution comprising an isolated protein in a molecular form; (c) grinding said dispersion to form lycopene particle size of 1 to 10 ?m forming an homogenized mixture comprising line particles; and optionally (d) drying the homogenized mixture.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2002Publication date: August 11, 2005Applicant: Lycored Natural Products Industries Ltd.Inventors: Nissim Garti, Morris Zelkha, Tanya Sedlov
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Patent number: 6890574Abstract: The present invention relates to a taste enhancer comprising clear tomato concentrate. The present invention also relates to a method of enhancing the flavor of foods comprising adding a clear tomato concentrate to the food in an amount sufficient to enhance the flavor.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 1999Date of Patent: May 10, 2005Assignee: Lycored Natural Products Industries Ltd.Inventors: Arturo Geifman, Dov Hartal
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Publication number: 20040198674Abstract: A unit dosage form suitable for once daily administration to a human comprising a physiologically effective amount of at least one hormone selected from the group consisting of steroidal estrogen, estradiol, estrone, medroxyprogesterone, norethindrone, norethisterone, progestin, norgestrel, and progesterone, and at least one carotenoid wherein said carotenoid is in an amount effective to prevent adverse effects which may result from the administration of said hormone.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2004Publication date: October 7, 2004Applicant: Lycored Natural Products Industries Ltd.Inventors: Joseph Levy, Yoav Sharoni
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Patent number: 6797303Abstract: Carotenoids are extracted from plant matter by mixing the plant matter and water to obtain a mixture of no greater than 10° Bx, crushing the mixture to obtain a pulp and a serum, and extracting the pulp to obtain a carotenoid containing plant oleoresin.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2001Date of Patent: September 28, 2004Assignee: Lycored Natural Products Industries Ltd.Inventors: Morris Zelkha, Tanya Sedlov
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Publication number: 20030091670Abstract: Tomato oleoresin is used in the prevention of LDL oxidation. Furthermore, the preparation of a pharmaceutical and a dietary composition for arresting the progression of atherosclerosis is described.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2002Publication date: May 15, 2003Applicant: LYCORED NATURAL PRODUCTS INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Bianca Fuhrman, Michael Aviram, Zohar Nir, Morris Zelkha
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Patent number: 6555134Abstract: The present invention provides a synergistic pharmaceutical or dietary composition containing lycopene and garlic. The present invention also provides an improved method to block the oxidation of LDL in order to arrest the process of therapeutic agent and a method for the prevention or treatment of atheroscelerosis using and/or applying said compositions.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2000Date of Patent: April 29, 2003Assignee: Lycored Natural Products Industries Ltd.Inventors: Michael Aviram, Bianca Fuhrman, Zohar Nir, Jeorg Gruenwald
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Patent number: 6515018Abstract: A synergistic mixture containing lycopene and Vitamin E and its use in the prevention of LDL oxidation. Lycopene is either synthetic or from natural sources. Furthermore the preparation of a pharmaceutical and a dietary composition for arresting the progression of atheroclerosis is described.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2000Date of Patent: February 4, 2003Assignee: Lycored Natural Products Industries Ltd.Inventors: Bianca Fuhrman, Michael Aviram, Zohar Nir, Morris Zelkha
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Patent number: 6335373Abstract: A novel process for the production of the natural antioxidant, carnosic acid, by extracting it from rosemary leaves with an aqueous solution of a lower alkyl alcohol in the presence of a water soluble acid is described. The extraction of the carnosic acid is very selective, i.e. very few other chemicals such as pro-oxidants from the plant are extracted. Furthermore, a method for the stabilization of the extracted acid from decomposition and a method of preparing the acid in high concentration are described.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2000Date of Patent: January 1, 2002Assignee: Lycored Natural Products Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Gil Ben-Yosef, Arkady Garbar