Patents by Inventor Fulgencio Diego Saura Calixto

Fulgencio Diego Saura Calixto has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Antioxidant ingredient with low calorie content, process for obtaining same and use thereof
    Patent number: 10272128
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an antioxidant ingredient with low calorie content obtainable by a process that comprises the following steps: (a) selecting as raw material at least one fruit and/or plant material with high antioxidant content, greater than 6 g/100 g dry matter; (b) obtaining juice and pulp by means of grinding, squeezing and/or pressing the raw material; (c) extracting sugars from the pulp obtained in the preceding step in order to produce a pulp with low calorie content; (d) dehydrating the pulp by means of a method selected from air drying, low-temperature drying with application of vacuum and/or freeze-drying; and (e) milling the pulp in order to produce the antioxidant ingredient with low calorie content. Likewise, the invention relates to the process for obtaining said ingredient and to the use thereof for the production of functional foods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS (CSIC)
    Inventor: Fulgencio Diego Saura Calixto
  • Antioxidant Ingredient With Low Calorie Content, Method for Obtaining Same and Use Thereof
    Publication number: 20140348925
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an antioxidant ingredient with low calorie content obtainable by a process that comprises the following steps: (a) selecting as raw material at least one fruit and/or plant material with high antioxidant content, greater than 6 g/100 g dry matter; (b) obtaining juice and pulp by means of grinding, squeezing and/or pressing the raw material; (c) extracting sugars from the pulp obtained in the preceding step in order to produce a pulp with low calorie content; (d) dehydrating the pulp by means of a method selected from air drying, low-temperature drying with application of vacuum and/or freeze-drying; and (e) milling the pulp in order to produce the antioxidant ingredient with low calorie content. Likewise, the invention relates to the process for obtaining said ingredient and to the use thereof for the production of functional foods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS (CSIC)
    Inventor: Fulgencio Diego Saura Calixto