MUMBAI, India, Jan. 9 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202511114374 A) filed by Integral University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, on Nov. 20, 2025, for 'a microbial fermentation system for converting fruit waste into medicinal functional foods.'
Inventor(s) include Khalid Habeeb; and Saba Siddiqui.
The application for the patent was published on Jan. 9, under issue no. 02/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "Disclosed herein is a microbial fermentation system for converting fruit waste into medicinal functional foods (100) comprises a fruit waste collection and preparation module (102) configured to receive fruit peels, seeds, pulp, and residual juice from citrus, mango, pomegranate, berries, and other fruits. The system also includes a microbial biodiversity module (104) comprising a consortium of beneficial microbes for probiotic enrichment, yeasts and fungi for flavor and bioactive compound enhancement, and enzyme-producing microbes for breakdown of fibers and polyphenols. The system also includes a controlled fermentation module (106) configured to optimize fermentation conditions. The system also includes a functional food formulation module (108) configured to process the fermented product into beverages, nutrient powders, capsules, or snack bars. The system also includes a bioactive enhancement module (110) comprising engineered or selected microbes for high production of exopolysaccharides, phenolic acids, flavonoids, and synergistic prebiotic-probiotic metabolites."
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