ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,691,157, issued on July 28, was assigned to NUTRITIONAL CONSULTANTS UNLtd. INC. (Mesa, Ariz.).
"Method for removing antinutrient from turmeric spice" was invented by Yadunath Moharir (Mesa, Ariz.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides a method for removing antinutrients from turmeric spice. The antinutrient such as oxalic acid is removed by using the method of present invention and thus the toxicity associated with it is also eliminated. The method includes preparing the turmeric powder and repetitively extracting the turmeric powder with inorganic acid. The turmeric powder is stirred in a pre-defined volume and pr...