INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

The Company actively pursues intellectual property through both patent applications and trade secrets in an effort to differentiate its products. While no assurances can be given, the Company will continue to pursue the protections afforded by intellectual property going forward as a core element of its product development initiatives. The Company received a notice of allowance related to the extraction of protein from kaniwa from the USPTO on April 19, 2016 and maintains a patent pending application related to the methods and use of bioactive peptides.