Florida Food Products, LLC (“FFP”), a leading innovator, formulator, and producer of natural, clean label ingredient solutions, announced the issuance of a new patent granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for its rice bran extract marketed under the VegStable® Plus brand. VegStable® Plus is a breakthrough all-natural, plant-based ingredient for friendly labeling that replaces chemical ingredients like starches, gums, phosphates, and carrageenan and enhances the juiciness, flavor, and texture of meat products.
The USPTO has issued U.S. Patent No. 11,785,970 entitled, “Method for treating meat and seafood products with rice bran extract.” This patent adds to FFP’s existing intellectual property related to VegStable® Plus, as they had previously received Patent No. 11,484,051 on November 1, 2022, entitled “Rice bran extract compositions.” Both patents pertain to compositions involving rice bran extract and methods for making and using rice bran extract as a clean label alternative to chemical phosphate.
“The latest patent emphasizes FFP’s commitment to innovation in advancing clean label ingredient solutions and further strengthens the intellectual property of our VegStable® Plus solution,” said Jason Reicks, Vice President of Market Development, Performance, FFP. “VegStable® Plus uses only materials found in nature. Rice bran naturally contains inositol phosphates, the plant storage form of phosphate. FFP optimized the utilization of this product to create an all-natural functional ingredient that allows manufacturers to ditch undesirable ingredients and create a new generation of clean label meats. FFP is committed to providing innovative clean label solutions and offers a portfolio of solutions that naturally provide exceptional food protection, flavor, color, and texture for a variety of applications. The granting of this patent reaffirms FFP’s dedication to enhancing the quality of the food we all consume by producing real ingredients from nature that work.”
FFP delivers clean label products offering nature’s finest ingredients with industry-leading functionality and flavor. From cold brew coffee, tea and botanical extracts, to fermented vegetable juice concentrates, natural clean energy products, fruit and vegetable juice powders, as well as natural flavors, FFP offers manufacturers all the necessary components to create great-tasting products consumers will love.
Please visit https://floridafood.com to learn more about how partnering with FFP opens a world of potential for creating the next line of great-tasting, all-natural products your customers will seek out.
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