US 7,550,164 B2
Compositions containing a nopal cactus isolate and method for making same
Om P. Agarwala, Las Vegas, Nev. (US); Chandrakala Agarwala, Las Vegas, Nev. (US); and Teri Amato, Bayside, N.Y. (US)
Assigned to Lean For Life, Inc., Mineola, N.Y. (US)
Filed on May 18, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/804,382.
Application 11/804382 is a division of application No. 10/847217, filed on May 17, 2004, granted, now 7,399,490.
Prior Publication US 2007/0237846 A1, Oct. 11, 2007
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61K 36/33 (2006.01); A61K 36/00 (2006.01); A61K 9/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 424—767  [424/725; 424/400] 6 Claims
 
1. A method for making a dietary supplement comprising:
roasting nopal cactus pads of the opuntia genus;
grinding said roasted pads;
substantially separating a juice and soluble solid fractions from insoluble fractions of said ground and roasted pads; and
freeze-drying the juice and soluble fractions to form a powder,
wherein said nopal pads are of a variety selected from the group consisting of opuntia ficus indica, opuntia streptacantha lemaire, and combinations thereof.