Is it true that Xango has a patent on the Mangosteen fruit peel in their beverage?!
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Is it true that Xango has a patent on the Mangosteen fruit peel in their beverage?
-container">I stopped by a Xango booth this weekend and the guy I talked to said that Xango has a patent so that no other place in the world can manufacture a mangosteen beverage using the peel. That only the inner fruit is legal for sale in other brands. This doesn't sound right. How can you patent something that is natural? It's like putting a patent on banana peels. No one can use banana peels or they will get sued!!Answers:
It is true that they have a patent on the whole fruit. Meaning that no one else can use a formula that includes the whole fruit puree. This includes the pericarp (skin), seeds, and main pulp. If you look at the ingredients of other mangosteen fruit supplements you will see they are extracts. They rehydrate the pericarp and extact the xanthones and then add the pulp. It is all in the formulation. It is the pericarp that has most of the xanthones in it.
I am a drinker and I have seen what it can do. I have also tried other brands and I did not enjoy the taste or have the same results.
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