# US 10,246,673 B2 · Use of lignified stalks or of at least one extract of lignified stalks in a cosmetic composition, a food supplement, a nutritional product, a food or a beverage > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,246,673 B2 - Document ID: US10246673B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/127,713 - Filed: 2014-03-21 - Published: 2017-05-18 - Granted: 2019-04-02 - Earliest claimed: 2014-03-21 - Applicants: Michael Paetzold - Inventors: Michael Paetzold - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10246673B2 ## CPC - C12H 1/22: Ageing or ripening by storing, e.g. lagering of beer - A23L 2/56: Flavouring or bittering agents (sweeteners A23L2/60) - A61K 8/9789: Magnoliopsida [dicotyledons] - A61K 36/87: Vitaceae or Ampelidaceae (Vine or Grape family), e.g. wine grapes, muscadine or peppervine - A61Q 19/00: Preparations for care of the skin - C12C 5/026: {Beer flavouring preparations} - C12F 3/06: from beer and wine (C12F3/02 takes precedence; removal of yeast C12G1/08) - 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 - C12G 2200/21: Wine additives, e.g. flavouring or colouring agents - C12H: PASTEURISATION, STERILISATION, PRESERVATION, PURIFICATION, CLARIFICATION OR AGEING OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; METHODS FOR ALTERING THE ALCOHOL CONTENT OF FERMENTED SOLUTIONS OR ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES (simulation ageing by flavouring C12G3/06) - A23L: FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PREPARATION OR TREATMENT THEREOF (preservation thereof A23B) - 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) - A61Q: SPECIFIC USE OF COSMETICS OR SIMILAR TOILETRY PREPARATIONS - C12C: BEER; PREPARATION OF BEER BY FERMENTATION (ageing or ripening by storing C12H1/22; methods for reducing the alcohol content after fermentation C12H3/00; methods for increasing the alcohol content after fermentation C12H6/00; venting devices for casks, barrels or the like C12L9/00); PREPARATION OF MALT FOR MAKING BEER; PREPARATION OF HOPS FOR MAKING BEER - C12F: RECOVERY OF BY-PRODUCTS OF FERMENTED SOLUTIONS (removal of yeast from wine or sparkling wine C12G1/08); DENATURED ALCOHOL; PREPARATION THEREOF - A23V: INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND LACTIC OR PROPIONIC ACID BACTERIA USED IN FOODSTUFFS OR FOOD PREPARATION - C12G: WINE; PREPARATION THEREOF; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES (beer C12C); PREPARATION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES NOT PROVIDED FOR IN SUBCLASSES C12C OR C12H ## Abstract Disclosed is the use of lignified stalks, of at least one extract of lignified stalks or of a composition containing same in a cosmetic composition, a food supplement, a nutritional product, a food or a beverage. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for enhancing a flavor or an aroma of a beverage, comprising the steps of: lignifying stalks for 1 to 5 weeks, during which membranes of certain plant cells of the stalks are transformed, under the action of the lignin, into wood, to obtain lignified stalks; and adding to a beverage at least one lignified stalk extract obtained from the lignified stalks in which lignified stalks are whole, in pieces, or in powder form, or a composition containing the at least one lignified stalk extract, as a flavoring agent or an aromatizing agent to enhance a flavor or an aroma of said beverage. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, further comprising subjecting the lignified stalks obtained from the lignifying step to aqueous extraction to obtain the at least one lignified stalk extract. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method according to claim 2, wherein the aqueous extraction comprises solubilizing the lignified stalks obtained from the lignifying step in water. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The method according to claim 3, wherein the aqueous extraction comprises infusing the lignified stalks. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The method according to claim 3, wherein the obtained from the lignifying step lignified stalks are ground. ### Claim 6 (depends on 2) The method according to claim 2, wherein the aqueous extraction comprises solubilizing the lignified stalks obtained from the lignifying step in a mixture of water and alcohol. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The method according to claim 6, wherein the aqueous extraction comprises infusing the lignified stalks. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The method according to claim 6, wherein the lignified stalks obtained from the lignifying step are ground. ### Claim 9 (depends on 2) The method according to claim 2, wherein the aqueous extraction comprises infusing the lignified stalks. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The method according to claim 9, wherein the lignified stalks obtained from the lignifying step are ground. ### Claim 11 (depends on 2) The method according to claim 2, wherein the lignified stalks obtained from the lignifying step are ground. ### Claim 12 (depends on 2) A beverage obtained from the method according to claim 2. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, further comprising hydrolyzing the lignified stalks obtained from the lignifying step to obtain the at least one liquid stalk extract. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method according to claim 13, wherein the hydrolysis is an acid or base hydrolysis. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The method according to claim 14, wherein the lignified stalks obtained from the lignifying step are ground. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The method according to claim 13, wherein the hydrolysis is an enzymatic hydrolysis. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The method according to claim 16, wherein the lignified stalks obtained from the lignifying step are ground. ### Claim 18 (depends on 13) The method according to claim 13, wherein the lignified stalks obtained from the lignifying step are ground. ### Claim 19 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the lignified stalks obtained from the lignifying step are ground. ### Claim 20 (depends on 1) A beverage obtained from the method according to claim 1.