MUMBAI, India, June 16 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202611055551 A) filed by Chitkara University, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, on April 30, for 'system and method for multifactorial seaweed processing to reduce allergen load.'
Inventor(s) include Dr. Naresh Kumar Rangra; and Tapas Sharma.
The application for the patent was published on June 5, under issue no. 23/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention discloses an integrated system and method for reducing allergenic load including protein content in seaweed, to achieve consistent, reproducible reduction of allergenic protein content to below the regulatory threshold of 10 mg/kg dry weight while maintaining at least 70 percent of nutritional value. The system comprises five functionally interconnected units: a data collection unit (1) a pre-processing unit (2) a processing unit (3) comprising a plurality of independently controlled drying zones; a sensing unit (4) employing an and a data analysis unit (5). The system achieves 85-92% allergen reduction (final content 3-8 mg/kg), reduces processing time by 30-40%, and reduces energy consumption by 50%, enabling consistent regulatory compliance for reduced-allergen Alaria esculenta products."
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