HCA Manufacturing Process Covered Under New Patent

HCA Manufacturing Process Covered Under New Patent

BENICIA, Calif.InterHealthNutraceuticals (www.InterHealthUSA.com) was granted U.S. Patent No. 6,875,891covering the manufacturing process for its calcium/potassium (-)hydroxycitricacid (HCA) ingredient, Super CitriMax®. The patent covers the process ofconverting a calcium salt of HCA into a highly watersoluble calcium, potassiumor calcium, sodium double salt, increasing the solubility and bioavailability;according to InterHealth, the process makes the resulting compound useful forbeverage applications.