Patent ID: 6858233

Claim:
An odorless and debittered Simmondsins extract containing between 39% to 91% Simmondsins by weight of the extract, wherein the amount of simmondsin ferulate is not more than 3% by weight of the extract, and wherein the extract is produced in accordance with an industrial scale process comprising the steps of: a) dissolving jojoba meal in a solvent to obtain a solvent extract containing simmondsins; b) concentrating and desolventizing the solvent extract obtained in step (a) to obtain a crude extract; c) reacting the crude extract obtained in step (b) with a carbonaceous adsorbant to obtain a mixture; d) separating out the carbonaceous adsorbant from the mixture obtained in step (c) to obtain a purified liquid Simmondsins extract; and e) drying the purified liquid Simmondsins extract, wherein the solvent is water, methanol, ethanol or isopropanol.