Cyclodextrin-Encapsulated Plant Extract Mixture for Dietary Supplements
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional dietary supplements often have limited bioavailability and fail to utilize the synergistic health-promoting effects of a wide variety of plant secondary metabolites and polyphenols, which are essential for optimal health benefits.
Innovation Solution
A composition comprising a pepper component, a curcumin-cyclodextrin mixture, and a mixture of fruits, vegetables, and spices, including extracts and concentrates from various plants, is developed to enhance bioavailability and promote synergistic health effects, with optional inclusion of an algae component and ginger extract.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If conventional dietary supplements use synthetic compounds, then the number of ingredients is manageable and manufacturing is simplified, but the full range of plant secondary metabolites and polyphenols is not utilized
Solution Approach 1:
The patent encapsulates a wide variety of plant secondary metabolites and polyphenols extracted from multiple plant sources within a cyclodextrin matrix. This nesting approach allows numerous different substances to be contained within a single manageable carrier system, resolving the contradiction between ingredient variety and manufacturing simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention creates a composite material consisting of cyclodextrin combined with diverse plant extracts containing secondary metabolites and polyphenols. This composite structure integrates multiple functional components into a unified supplement formulation, enabling both ingredient diversity and manageable manufacturing processes.
2Quantity of substance
If concentrated dietary supplements are administered, then the substance concentration is high, but the bioavailability is limited
Solution Approach 1:
Cyclodextrin serves as an intermediary carrier that enhances the bioavailability of concentrated plant secondary metabolites and polyphenols. The cyclodextrin structure facilitates the transport and absorption of these concentrated active substances in the human body, resolving the contradiction between high concentration and limited bioavailability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the physical and chemical parameters of the active substances by incorporating them into a cyclodextrin complex. This parameter modification improves the solubility, stability, and bioavailability of the concentrated plant extracts, enabling effective absorption even at high concentrations.
3Reliability
If a wide variety of plant extracts are combined, then synergistic health effects are achieved, but homogeneous mixing becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple plant extracts containing different secondary metabolites and polyphenols into a single homogeneous mixture using cyclodextrin as a unifying carrier. This combining approach maintains the synergistic potential of diverse plant compounds while achieving uniform distribution and consistent mixing throughout the supplement formulation.
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AI summary
A composition, containinga pepper component,a curcumin-cyclodextrin mixture anda mixture of fruits, vegetables and spices.