Process for manufacture of carotenoid compositions
US6093348A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 12, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jul 25, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 12, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S516/924
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method for the manufacture of carotenoid powders is disclosed. In the disclosed method, an aqueous suspension of the carotenoid is heated to melt the carotenoid, the suspension is then homogenized under pressure to form an emulsion, and the resulting emulsion is dried to obtain the carotenoid powder.
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