MUMBAI, India, June 22 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641069375 A) filed by National Institute Of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship And on June 03, 2026, for Method For Producing Bioactive Kombucha And Bacterial Cellulose-Based Functional Food Products By Controlled Fed-Batch Fermentation.

Inventors include Dr. S. Vignesh; Dr. N. Baskaran; Dr. K. Sureshkumar; Kisha M; and Athira.

The application for the patent was published on June 12, 2026, under issue no. 24/2026.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for producing bioactives-enriched kombucha beverage and bacterial cellulose-based functional food products through controlled fed-batch fermentation using defined microbial cultures an...