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Process for the preparation of a water dispersible carotenoid preparation in powder form

US5811609A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 30, 1995
Grant dateSep 22, 1998
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Expiry dateAug 30, 2015

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC09B67/0095
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A powdered water-dispersible carotenoid preparation in the form of discrete carotenoid microparticles is prepared by milling a carotenoid in an aqueous medium in the presence of a hydrocolloid so as to form a suspension, heating the suspension thus formed to a sufficiently high temperature to cause a total or partial melting of the carotenoid and cooling, finely dividing and drying the suspension to form a powder.

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