MUMBAI, India, Nov. 28 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202531108732 A) filed by Nagaland University, Zunheboto, Nagaland, on Nov. 10, for 'ready-to-be consumed pomelo juice enriched with microcapsulated herbal extracts.'
Inventor(s) include Mr. Samson Rosly Sangma; Dr. Mayur Mausoom Phukan; Dr. Rupesh Kumar; Dr. Sony Kumari; Dr. Plaban Bora; Dr. G. Bupesh; Dr. Pitambar Sedai; Dr. Biswa Ranjan Phukan; and Dr. Pranay Punj Pankaj.
The application for the patent was published on Nov. 28, under issue no. 48/2025.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention relates to a PhytoBurst Pomelo which is a ready-to-consume functional beverage made from pomelo juice enhanced with polyherbal extracts in maltodextrin-based microcapsules. Citrus aurantium and Tinospora cordifolia are important herbs that are spray-dried to improve their bioactive stability. The microcapsules demonstrated good encapsulation efficiency (88.18%), high solubility (90.61%), and low moisture (5.05%). The beverage had 15 bioactive chemicals with anti-cancer and antioxidant qualities, and its physicochemical characteristics are ideal (pH 3.03, titratable acidity 0.34%, total soluble solids 10.26 Brix). It showed antiproliferative activities against HT-29 cells (IC50 = 2.25 mg/ml) and a notable phenolic content (90.36 mg GAE/100 ml). Underutilized pomelo fruit can be sustainably used with PhytoBurst Pomelo."
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