Patent ID: 9332777
Filing Date: 2016-05-10
CPC Classification: A23D,A23K,A23L,A23V,A61K,A61Q,C08B,C08K,C08L

Claim Text:
1. A composition for the enrichment, fortification and/or coloration of a food, beverage, animal feed, cosmetic, or pharmaceutical, said composition comprising effective amounts of a modified gum acacia and at least one carotenoid, wherein the modified gum acacia has been subjected to a heat-treatment at a temperature between 100° C. and 115° C. for 13 to 38 hours, characterized in that the composition comprises less than 40 weight-% oil, based on the total composition in dry matter, wherein the composition further comprises octenyl succinic anhydride modified food starch and one or more adjuvants and/or excipients, wherein said one or more adjuvants and or/excipients comprises maltodextrin, and wherein (the amount of modified gum acacia)/(the amounts of modified gum acacia+the amount of octenyl succinic anhydride modified food starch+the amount of maltodextrin)>=70%.