Kemin Industries, Inc.

Susan Ruden

John A Greaves

Brindha Narasimhamoorthy

Sarah Wildgen

Rachel Barkley

A method of drying fresh plant material wherein the fresh plant material containing a desired heat labile compound is exposed to microwave energy at an intensity and for a time sufficient to remove a majority of the water from the plant material without degrading a majority of the heat labile compound. The method is particularly suited to in-field drying of freshly harvested plant material to reduce the weight and volume of the plant material for savings transportation costs to an extraction facility while preserving at high levels the amount and activity of the desired heat labile compound.

Plant material drying methods

A new and distinct cultivar ofL. named KI-MsEM0042 and characterized by elevated levels of rosmarinic acid and vigorous growth.

Spearmint plant denominated KI-MsEM0042

A new and distinct cultivar ofL. named KI-MsEM0110 and characterized by elevated levels of rosmarinic acid and vigorous growth.

Growing community of inventors

Dexter, IA, United States of America

Susan Ruden