Vegetable Powders for Targeted Nutrient Delivery
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current cancer therapies often have limited selectivity, leading to detrimental side effects on healthy cells due to systemic administration, and there is a need for targeted therapies that can enhance the proliferation of healthy cells while minimizing harm to abnormal cells. Additionally, there is a lack of effective methods to infuse nutritious compounds from vegetables into food without affecting taste or texture.
Innovation Solution
The development of vegetable powders manufactured through specific processing methods that include chilling, heating, and comminution to preserve nutrients, which can be combined with other agents to form compositions for targeted delivery or addition to food products, maintaining nutritional value and reducing pesticide residues below EPA tolerances.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If therapeutic agents are administered systemically to treat abnormal cells, then the therapeutic effectiveness against tumors is improved, but the harmful side effects on healthy cells increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by transforming systemic therapeutic agents into localized vegetable powders that can be applied directly to or consumed near the tumor site. This allows the therapeutic effect to be concentrated where needed while minimizing exposure to healthy cells throughout the body, thereby resolving the contradiction between therapeutic effectiveness and side effects.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the systemic therapeutic approach into localized applications using vegetable powders derived from specific cancer-fighting vegetables. By dividing the treatment into targeted local applications rather than whole-body systemic administration, the therapy maintains effectiveness against tumors while reducing harm to healthy cells.
2Ease of manufacture
If vegetables are processed into powders through conventional methods, then the ease of manufacture is improved, but the loss of nutritional value increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies parameter changes by controlling the particle size and processing parameters during vegetable powder manufacturing. By optimizing these parameters, the patent achieves a balance between ease of manufacture and preservation of nutritional compounds, maintaining the therapeutic effectiveness while ensuring practical producibility.
3Quantity of substance
If vegetable powders are added to food products, then the nutritional intake is improved, but the taste and texture are affected
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by ensuring uniform distribution of vegetable powder particles throughout the food matrix. This localized integration maintains the nutritional benefits while minimizing disruption to the overall taste and texture profile of the food product.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent utilizes the porous structure of the vegetable powder particles to enhance surface area for nutrient delivery while maintaining a fine texture that integrates well with food products. The porous structure allows for better dispersion and reduced impact on food texture.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The vegetable powders retain a significant amount of nutritional value and minimize pesticide residues, offering a targeted therapeutic approach that can enhance healthy cell growth while reducing side effects and improving the nutritional intake of vegetables in food products.
Implementation Method 1
heating the chilled vegetable to a temperature above ambient room temperature to form at least one dried vegetable
Implementation Method 2
heating the at least one frozen vegetable to a temperature above about 30° C. to form at least one dehydrated vegetable
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AI summary
Methods of manufacturing vegetable powders and/or vegetable compositions are described herein.