Ethical Naturals Inc. (ENI), San Anselmo, CA, has obtained a patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) covering the company’s method for manufacturing high antioxidant extracts from grapes. The process broadly covers extracts from any part of the grape that exceed an ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity) value of 10,000 µmol TE/gram. ENI’s antioxidant ingredient, ORAC-15M, is a highly concentrated extract that is especially rich in polyphenols and other naturally occurring grape antioxidant compounds. The extract is also a key ingredient in ENI’s multi-fruit extract, Standardized Fruit Blend (SFB), which incorporates the same patented technology during the manufacturing process.