Herbal nutritious chocolate formulation and process for preparation thereof
AssigneeCouncil of Scientific and Industrial Research
InventorsPushpangadan Palpu, Ajay Rawat, Chandana Rao, Sanjeev Ojha, Gaddam Reddy
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Abstract
The present invention provides a novel herbal chocolate composed of Tinospora cordifolia, Glycyrrhyza glabra, Adhatoda vasica, Madhuca indica and Cassia occidentalis. The solid or semisolid nutritious composition is rich in protein/mineral fortified with standardized herbs with proven pharmacological activities such as anti-oxidant, anti stress and adaptogenic property and relief the chronic cough and cold.
Claims30
Chocolate based herbal nutritious formulation, comprising extracts obtained from Tinospora cordifolia, Glycyrrhyza glabra, Adhatoda vasica, Madhuca indica and Cassia occidentalis and mixed with acceptable additives.
Formnulation as claimed in claim I wherein the extracts are in the form of juices.
Formulation as claimed in claim I wherein the extracts of plants are selected from alcoholic extracts, aqueous extracts and mixtures thereof.
Formulation as claimed in claim I wherein the plant extract is used in an amount of 20-40% wt of the total formulation.
Formulation as claimed in claim I wherein the additives are selected from the group consisting of starch, lactose, sugar, gum acacia, lubricants and any mixture thereof.
A method for preparation of a chocolate based herbal nutritious composition comprising extracts obtained from Tinospora cordifolia, Glycyrrhyza glabra, Adhatoda vasica, Madhuca indica and Cassia occidentalis and mixed with acceptable additives, the method comprising:
- (a) selecting parts of the plant to be extracted;
- (b) drying the plant parts in shade;
- (c) powdering the dried plant parts to a coarse powder;
- (d) preparing a decoction from the plant parts by sieving the coarsely powdered plant material, adding an extracting agent and boiling to obtain a concentrate;
- (e) adding Madhuca indica (floral parts) and roasted seeds of Cassia occidentalis to the concentrate, followed by spray drying additives thereon;
- (f) heating mixture obtained in step (e) gently to form a paste of desired consistency and transferring the paste to molds and cooling to obtain a solid or semisolid formulation
A formulation as claimed in claim I wherein the the formulation has a shelf life of 2 years.
A formulation as claimed in claim I wherein the formulation exhibits antioxidant activity.
A formulation as claimed in claim I wherein the formulation exhibits adaptogenic activity.
A formulation as claimed in claim I wherein the formulation exhibits enhanced protein content.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.