Stable, pulverulent lycopene formulations, comprising lycopene having a degree of crystallinity of greater than 20%

US6235315A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• BASF SE

Inventors

• Frank Runge · Friedelsheim, DE
• Helmut Auweter · Schifferstadt, DE
• Nina Musaeus-Jensen · Hellerup, DK
• Herbert Haberkorn · Havelsee, DE
• Jens Rieger · Forchheim, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 14, 1999
• Grant date: May 22, 2001
• Expiry date: Sep 14, 2019

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C09B61/00
• WIPO field: Pharmaceuticals
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to stable, pulverulent lycopene formulations, comprising lycopene having a degree of crystallinity of greater than 20%, processes for their preparation and their use as an additive to foodstuffs, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and animal feedstuffs.