12.01.08
Market New Zealand Ltd, Christchurch, New Zealand, has received a patent for a novel “Green Tech” hydrolic extraction process that improves the quality and stability of essential bioactives, which would otherwise rapidly degrade. The process also enhances the yield and extraction efficiency, according the company. The process, called Aqu-Ex, requires no heating at time of processing, or pre-drying of the raw materials prior to extraction, enabling the rapid and clean extraction of fresh material, even at the point of harvest.