Title:
MICROCAPSULES HAVING HIGH CAROTENOID CONTENT
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2012006943
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To provide a stable carotenoid-containing product with high levels of carotenoid.
One or more microcapsules of carotenoids includes a carotenoid content of about 5-20 wt.% including a protective coating releasing carotenoids upon ingestion of the microcapsules. The coating includes a sugar or polyhydric alcohol, a starch or dextrin, and optionally a protein. The microcapsules are formed using a fluidized bed coating machine for spraying the coating material. The carotenoid content of the finished microcapsules is in excess of 80% of the carotenoids present in the starting material.
Inventors:
DEFREITAS ZORAIDA
GORDON MIKE
NEWMAN JERRY
HALL HARLAN
GORDON MIKE
NEWMAN JERRY
HALL HARLAN
Application Number:
JP2011167283A
Publication Date:
January 12, 2012
Filing Date:
July 29, 2011
Export Citation:
Assignee:
KEMIN FOODS LC
International Classes:
A23L1/30; A61K31/015; A23L1/00; A23L1/275; A23L33/15; A23L33/155; A23P1/04; A61K9/48; A61K9/50; A61K47/10; A61K47/12; A61K47/26; A61K47/36; A61K47/42; A61P9/00; A61P13/08; A61P17/00; A61P27/02; A61P35/00; A61P39/06; A61P43/00; B01J13/02; B01J13/04
Domestic Patent References:
| JPH0366615A | 1991-03-22 | |||
| JPS5141732A | 1976-04-08 | |||
| JP2000350555A | 2000-12-19 | |||
| JPS4417734B1 | ||||
| JPS507030B1 | 1975-03-20 | |||
| JPH10306073A | 1998-11-17 | |||
| JPS57195161A | 1982-11-30 | |||
| JPS449292B1 | ||||
| JP4989017B2 | 2012-08-01 |
Foreign References:
| WO2001019383A1 | 2001-03-22 | |||
| WO2002008182A1 | 2002-01-31 |
Other References:
JPN6009020055; Ｊｏｕｒｎａｌ ｏｆ Ｆｏｏｄ Ｐｒｏｃｅｓｓｉｎｇ Ｐｒｅｓｅｒｖａｔｉｏｎ Ｖｏｌ．２３, 1999, ｐｐ．３９-５５
JPN6009020057; Ｊｏｕｒｎａｌ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ Ｓｃｉｅｎｃｅ ｏｆ Ｆｏｏｄ ａｎｄ Ａｇｒｉｃｕｌｔｕｒｅ Ｖｏｌ．７６, 1998, ｐｐ．２９８-３０２
JPN6009020057; Ｊｏｕｒｎａｌ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ Ｓｃｉｅｎｃｅ ｏｆ Ｆｏｏｄ ａｎｄ Ａｇｒｉｃｕｌｔｕｒｅ Ｖｏｌ．７６, 1998, ｐｐ．２９８-３０２
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Shinjiro Ono
Yasushi Kobayashi
Akio Chiba
Hiroyuki Tomita
Noriko Tsujimoto
Yasushi Kobayashi
Akio Chiba
Hiroyuki Tomita
Noriko Tsujimoto