06.01.08
Sabinsa, Piscataway, NJ, has secured a U.S. patent for its branded ingredient Cococin, a freeze-dried powder form of green coconut water. In addition to Sabinsa’s derivation process, U.S. patent #7,300,682 secures exclusive rights to the resulting vitamin-rich composition and its intended uses in cosmetics, supplements and foods and beverages to support healthy cell growth and improve overall dermal health, among others. Sabinsa’s process extracts green coconut water, a liquid endosperm of maturing coconut, at optimal maturity when high levels of RNA (ribonucleic acid), critical for amino acid transport and respiratory metabolism of living cells, are present. In addition to Cococin’s U.S. protection, the branded ingredient also has a European Patent #EP1341547 for process, composition and use in the European market.