# US 10,245,294 B2 · Dietary supplement

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- Number: US 10,245,294 B2
- Document ID: US10245294B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/318,437
- Filed: 2015-06-15
- Published: 2017-05-04
- Granted: 2019-04-02
- Earliest claimed: 2014-06-13
- Assignees: Gratuk Technologies Pty Ltd
- Applicants: Gratuk Technologies Pty Ltd
- Inventors: Malcolm Ball; Kent Taylor
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10245294B2

## CPC

- A61K 36/899: Poaceae or Gramineae (Grass family), e.g. bamboo, corn or sugar cane
- A23L 33/22: Comminuted fibrous parts of plants, e.g. bagasse or pulp
- A61P 29/00: Non-central analgesic, antipyretic or antiinflammatory agents, e.g. antirheumatic agents; Non-steroidal antiinflammatory drugs [NSAID]
- A23V 2002/00: Food compositions, function of food ingredients or processes for food or foodstuffs
- A61K 2236/00: Isolation or extraction methods of medicinal preparations of undetermined constitution containing material from algae, lichens, fungi or plants, or derivatives thereof, e.g. traditional herbal medicine
- A61K: PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES (devices or methods specially adapted for bringing pharmaceutical products into particular physical or administering forms A61J3/00; chemical aspects of, or use of materials for deodorisation of air, for disinfection or sterilisation, or for bandages, dressings, absorbent pads or surgical articles A61L; soap compositions C11D)
- A23L: FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PREPARATION OR TREATMENT THEREOF (preservation thereof A23B)
- A61P: SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS OR MEDICINAL PREPARATIONS
- A23V: INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND LACTIC OR PROPIONIC ACID BACTERIA USED IN FOODSTUFFS OR FOOD PREPARATION

## Abstract

Use of dietary fiber material extracted from grasses of the Poaceae family such as sugarcane, sweet sorghum and bamboo for the alleviation of chronic inflammation through improvement in intestinal flora and reduction of pro-inflammatory pathways.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method of treatment of the effects of chronic inflammation and associated conditions in an individual by feeding to said individual a food product incorporating dietary fibre material derived from whole sugar cane, whole sweet sorghum or whole bamboo; said dietary fibre material having been prepared according to a method including the steps of:
subjecting the dietary fibre material to at least one wet diffusion step at neutral pH and a temperature is in the range of 25° C. to 70° C., to separate unwanted macronutrients including carbohydrates, fats and proteins, from a residual fibre material of the dietary fibre material whilst maintaining bioactive micro-nutrient content including polyphenolic antioxidants and flavonoid antioxidants; and
subjecting the residual fibre material to a drying process that does not induce significant breakdown of the bioactive micronutrients retained by the chemical free extraction.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein said drying process is a rapid, low-heat drying process capable of retaining bioactivity of the bioactive micronutrients in said residual fibre material, and to enhance water retention properties of said residual fibre material.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The method of claim 2, wherein an exposure time of said residual fibre material to the drying process is less than 10 seconds.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the drying process is a controlled slow drying process at a temperature below 50° C., capable of retaining the bioactivity of the bioactive micronutrients in said residual fibre material, and to enhance water retention properties of said residual fibre material.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the wet diffusion step is a diffusion extraction, done under relatively low-shear conditions.