Intellectual Property India Publishes Patent Application for 'Edible Red Pigment Or Food Colorant From Peanut Butter Fruit' Filed by M. S. Ramaiah University Of Applied Sciences

MUMBAI, India, Oct. 31 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202441032528 A) filed by M. S. Ramaiah University Of Applied Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, on April 24, 2024, for 'edible red pigment or food colorant from peanut butter fruit.'

Inventor(s) include Rithani Nallamuthu; Raima Choudary; Vidya M; Lokesh A C; Lokesh Ravi; and Suresh G J.

The application for the patent was published on Oct. 31, under issue no. 44/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention relates to a method for extracting a natural, water-soluble red pigment from the fruit of Bunchosia glandulifera (peanut butter fruit). The method involves sequential solvent extraction using hex...