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Powdered aqueous carotenoid dispersions

US5364563A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 25, 1994
Grant dateNov 15, 1994
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Expiry dateJan 25, 2014

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC09B61/00
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A novel process for producing powdered carotenoid preparations, in which a suspension of a carotenoid in a high-boiling oil is brought into contact with superheated steam during a maximum period of 30 seconds, and subsequently emulsified the liquified solution of said carotenoid in oil produced by said contact with superheated steam in an aqueous solution of a colloid and then spraying and drying said emulsion to a powder.

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