POMELLA® Gains Two More U.S. Patents

NOBLESVILLE, Ind.Verdure Sciences received two new U.S. patents for applications covering the composition and methodology of POMELLA® pomegranate extract brands.  The patents (numbers 7,897,791 and 7,919,636), granted in 2011, are in addition to U.S. Patent 7,638,640 secured by Verdure Sciences in 2009.

"The new patents mark a significant milestone for the POMELLA® brand, and we are proud to see our efforts validated by further patent protections," said Sonya Cropper, vice president marketing for Verdure Sciences.  The POMELLA® brand continues to set industry standards in pomegranate bioavailability, quality, and punicalagin content."

The POMELLA® Pomegranate Extract brand product, developed by a California research university, is clinically researched and standardized to a patented composition, including the antioxidant-rich punicalagins. Verdure Sciences recently recleased a white paper on pomegranates titled New Research on Pomegranate Punicalagins.

Manufactured under GMP (good manufacturing practices)-registered, ISO-certified standards, POMELLA® extract is natural, kosher-certified and GMO-free. Verdure Sciences offers bionutritionals through the integration of agricultural networks, manufacturing control and university-based research.