Patent ID: 9416333
Filing Date: 2016-08-16
CPC Classification: A23D,A23L,A61K,A61P,A61Q,C11B

Claim Text:
1. A process for obtaining avocado oil enriched in one or more of alkyl polyols and/or acetylated alkyl polyols, from avocado seeds and pulp, comprising: grinding or slicing avocado pulp and seeds to make an avocado seed and pulp preparation; drying said avocado seed and pulp preparation until the residual water content of the avocado seed and pulp preparation is less than or equal to 5% of the total avocado seed and pulp preparation; adding 1 to 5% water or water vapor relative to the total weight of the dried avocado seed and pulp preparation back into the dried avocado seed and pulp preparation; and applying mechanical pressure to yield said avocado oil enriched in one or more of alkyl polyols and/or acetylated alkyl polyols, wherein said avocado seeds account for 10 to 50% of the total weight relative to the total starting weight of avocado seeds and pulp used, and wherein said alkyl polyols being one or more saturated, monounsaturated or polyunsaturated triols of the C